The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:
>July 3
In Theatres
SHERMAN’S MARCH
Sundance 1987
Director:
Ross McElwee
About:
Filmmaker Ross McElwee sets out to retrace Sherman’s march through the South 100 years ago. Along the way he severely sidetracked and the result is a great deal of low-key hilarity.
>July 13
Streaming: Amazon Prime Video
MURDER 101
Sundance 2026
Director:
Stacey Lee
About:
A case that haunted Tennessee’s best detectives for decades is cracked wide open by the most unlikely of investigators: a high school sociology class.
>July 17
In Theatres
AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ
Sundance 2026
Director:
David Alvarado
About:
Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with ZOOT SUIT and LA BAMBA, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
>July 20
On TV: POV
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.
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