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About basiltsiokos

Basil Tsiokos is a Senior Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, focusing on nonfiction features. He was most recently with DOC NYC for nearly a decade, where he served as Director of Programming since 2014, and with the Nantucket Film Festival as its Film Program Director. Prior to those positions, Basil was the longtime Artistic and Executive Director of NewFest. He has been affiliated with Sundance since 2005 as a Programming Associate. Basil serves on the feature nominating committees for the International Documentary Association Awards and Cinema Eye Honors. He has written about documentaries daily since 2010 on what (not) to doc. Basil holds a Masters degree from New York University and two undergraduate degrees from Stanford University.

January 10, 2018 · 3:02 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: GENERATION WEALTH

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GENERATION WEALTH
Lauren Greenfield explores society’s preoccupation with materialism through a review of her photographic and film oeuvre.

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January 10, 2018 · 2:12 PM

On DVD: CITY OF TREES

New to DVD this week:
CITY OF TREES

Director:
Brandon Kramer

Premiere:
American Conservation Film Festival 2015

Select Festivals:
St Louis, Annapolis, Full Frame, and at enviro fests in Washington DC, Yale, and Princeton

About:
A well-intentioned plan to benefit an impoverished community leads to controversy.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

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January 10, 2018 · 1:31 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE GAME CHANGERS

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THE GAME CHANGERS
Louie Psihoyos explores the misconceptions and truths about plant-based diets.

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January 10, 2018 · 12:46 PM

On VOD: TAKE MY NOSE… PLEASE!

New to VOD this week:
TAKE MY NOSE… PLEASE!

Director:
Joan Kron

Premiere:
Miami 2017

Select Festivals:
Martha’s Vineyard, Berkshire, SF DocFest, Newport Beach

About:
Two comediennes contemplate the impact of having plastic surgery.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

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January 10, 2018 · 12:01 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: CHEF FLYNN

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CHEF FLYNN
Cameron Yates crafts a compelling coming of age portrait of a talented young chef.

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January 9, 2018 · 3:02 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: BELIEVER

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BELIEVER
Don Argott follows Mormon rockstar as he advocates for inclusion and acceptance of LGBT people in the Church of Latter Day Saints.

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January 9, 2018 · 2:12 PM

New York Jewish Film Festival 2018: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 27th New York Jewish Film Festival

Dates:
January 10-23

About:
Not counting retrospective programming, 16 recent features – among them just nine documentaries or hybrids – make up the lineup of this event copresented by The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Continue reading →