The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:
>October 3
In Theatres
THE ALABAMA SOLUTION
Sundance 2025
Directors:
Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
About:
Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.
>October 3
Streaming: MUBI
REALM OF SATAN
Sundance 2024
Director:
Scott Cummings
About:
An experiential portrait depicting Satanists in both the everyday and in the extraordinary as they fight to preserve their lifestyle: magic, mystery, and misanthropy.
>October 3
In Theatres
THE LIBRARIANS
Sundance 2025
Director:
Kim A Snyder
About:
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.
>October 10
On TV: HBO & Streaming: HBO MAX
THE ALABAMA SOLUTION
Sundance 2025
Directors:
Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
About:
Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.
>October 10
In Theatres
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
Sundance 2025
Director:
Geeta Gandbhir
About:
A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida’s “stand your ground” laws.
>October 10
In Theatres
THE DATING GAME
Sundance 2025
Director:
Violet Du Feng
About:
In a country where eligible men greatly outnumber women, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches in what may be their last-ditch effort to find love.
>October 14
On TV: American Masters
MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE
Sundance 2025
Director:
Shoshannah Stern
About:
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, Marlee explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer.
>October 17
Streaming: Netflix
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
Sundance 2025
Director:
Geeta Gandbhir
About:
A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida’s “stand your ground” laws.
>October 21
On DVD
MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE
Sundance 2025
Director:
Shoshannah Stern
About:
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, Marlee explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer.
>October 29
In Theatres
COEXISTENCE, MY ASS!
Sundance 2025
Director:
Amber Fares
About:
Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi creates a personal and political one-woman show about the struggle for equality in Israel/Palestine. When the elusive coexistence she’s spent her life working toward starts sounding like a bad joke, she challenges her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.
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