The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:
>January 6
On DVD
IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY
Sundance 2025
Director:
Amy Berg
About:
Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.
>January 6
On VOD
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
Sundance 2025
Director:
Charlie Shackleton
About:
Against the backdrop of sunbaked parking lots, deserted courthouses, and empty suburban homes — the familiar spaces of true crime, stripped of all action and spectacle — a filmmaker describes his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary and probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.
>January 16
In Theatres
SEEDS
Sundance 2025
Director:
Brittany Shyne
About:
An exploration of Black generational farmers in the American South reveals the fragility of legacy and the significance of owning land.
>January 22
In Theatres/Streaming: Kino Film Collection
MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
Sundance 2025
Director:
David Borenstein
Co-Director:
Pavel Talankin
About:
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
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