The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:
>November 3
On VOD
THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE
Sundance 2026
Director:
John Wilson
Producers:
Clark Filio, Shirel Kozak, Allie Viti
About:
After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.
>November 4
In Theatres
NUISANCE BEAR
Sundance 2026
Directors:
Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
Producers:
Michael Code, Will N Miller, Teddy Leifer
About:
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
>November 4
In Theatres
BIRDS OF WAR
Sundance 2026
Directors:
Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak
Producers:
Sonja Henrici, Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak
About:
The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman as told through 13 years of personal archives across revolutions, war, and exile.
>November 6
In Theatres
SOUL PATROL
Sundance 2026
Director:
JM Harper
Producers:
Sam Bisbee, Danielle Massie, JM Harper, Nasir Jones, Peter Bittenbender
About:
From deep behind enemy lines, a hidden chapter of American military history is uncovered, prompting the question of whether reckoning with the past can bring peace to those who lived it. The Vietnam War’s first Black special operations team reunites to tell their story.
>November 6
In Theatres
SEIZED
Sundance 2026
Director:
Sharon Liese
Producers:
Sharon Liese, Sasha Alpert, Paul Matyasovsky
About:
When the small town of Marion, Kansas, is thrust into the international spotlight after a police raid on the Marion County Record and the death of its 98-year-old co-owner, a fierce debate ignites about the abuse of power, journalistic ethics, local journalism, and the United States Constitution.
>November 17
On TV: HBO & Streaming: HBO MAX
WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS
Sundance 2026
Director:
Dawn Porter
Producers:
Dawn Porter, Miriam Weintraub, Jennifer Oko
About:
In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates learned that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in his Baltimore middle school. Upon revisiting the case, he uncovers the truth: Three innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted and spent 36 years in prison — creating a lasting impact on the accused, the witnesses, and their community.
>November 20
In Theatres
GIVE ME THE BALL!
Sundance 2026
Directors:
Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff
Producers:
Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff, Dominic Crossley-Holland, Dan Cogan, Chris James, Gentry Kirby
About:
World champion tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King has had a game-changing impact on culture and sports. Rare archive and candid interviews with Billie Jean and those closest to her reveal how one woman put changing the world ahead of saving herself.
