The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:
>February 2
On TV: CNN
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY
Sundance 2024
Director:
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
About:
Never-before-seen home movies and extraordinary personal archives reveal how Christopher Reeve went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ultimate screen superhero. He learned the true meaning of heroism as an activist after suffering a tragic accident that left him quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator to breathe.
>February 13
Streaming: Hulu
SLY LIVES! (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS)
Sundance 2025
Director:
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
About:
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone — the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone — captures the band’s rise, reign, and subsequent fadeout while shedding light on the unseen burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.
>February 21
On VOD
AGENT OF HAPPINESS
Sundance 2024
Director:
Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó
About:
Amber is one of the many agents working for the Bhutanese government to measure people’s happiness levels among the remote Himalayan mountains. But will he find his own along the way?
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