WORLD WITHOUT END (NO REPORTED INCIDENTS)
Jem Cohen discovers a small British seaside town through chance encounters with its residents.
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: WORLD WITHOUT END (NO REPORTED INCIDENTS)
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN?
DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN?
Travis Wilkerson transforms an obscured incident from his family’s past into a singular documentary murder mystery performance.
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New Frontier
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On DVD: DANCER
Coming to DVD this coming Tuesday, January 17:
DANCER
Director:
Steven Cantor
Premiere:
Los Angeles theatres, September 2016
Select Festivals:
Zurich, BFI London, Calgary
About:
A profile of the bad boy of modern ballet, Sergei Polunin.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: 18 BLACK GIRLS / BOYS AGES 1-18 WHO HAVE ARRIVED AT THE SINGULARITY AND ARE THUS SPIRITUAL MACHINES: $X IN AN EDITION OF $97 QUADRILLION
18 BLACK GIRLS / BOYS AGES 1-18 WHO HAVE ARRIVED AT THE SINGULARITY AND ARE THUS SPIRITUAL MACHINES: $X IN AN EDITION OF $97 QUADRILLION
Terence Nance reveals society’s race-related associations in this performance-based project.
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On TV: WHAT WAS OURS
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens this coming Monday, January 16:
WHAT WAS OURS
Directors:
Mat Hames
Premiere:
Big Sky Doc 2016
Select Festivals:
Tulsa, SF Human Rights, LA Skins, Tribal Film Festival
About:
A small group of Native Americans seek the return of their lost sacred objects.
Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation is home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes. When Jordan, an aspiring Arapaho museum curator, learns that his people’s sacred objects are in the trust of an outside church, or otherwise were long ago sold off to museums, he seeks reconnection with his tribal history. While some elders fear contact with these objects could bring misfortune, Jordan finds an ally in Arapaho high school student Mikala and, eventually, in Philbert, a Shoshone elder who credits his survival of combat in Vietnam to a sacred talisman. Hames follows this intergenerational, inter-tribal group as it travels to Chicago to rediscover their sacred objects with the goal of opening a museum on the reservation. The film feels repetitious and too languidly paced, but is well shot and affecting in its handling of sensitive themes.
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNTITLED BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB DOCUMENTARY
UNTITLED BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB DOCUMENTARY
Lucy Walker revisits the Grammy Award-winning musicians that revived global interest in Cuban music.
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Documentary Premieres
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On TV: DEEP RUN
Coming to the WORLD Channel’s Reel South series this Sunday, January 15:
DEEP RUN
Director:
Hillevi Loven
Premiere:
Frameline 2015
Seelct Festivals:
DOC NYC, Outfest, San Diego, Indie Grits, RiverRun, Belfast, Woodstock, LGBT fests in Austin, Denver, Stockholm, Atlanta, Miami, Melbourne, Seattle
About:
A portrait of transgender life in the rural South.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
Growing up transgender in rural North Carolina, Cole has remained remarkably upbeat despite rejection from his family, school, and church. With religion deeply ingrained as part of his identity, Cole longs to find acceptance within a community of faith, but doesn’t want to hide who he is or who he loves. Can the affable young trans man live openly with his true love in the Bible Belt? Hillevi Loven explores the intersection of modern identity and faith in the American South.
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On VOD: TOWER
Previously available on iTunes and other VOD platforms, but new to Amazon Video this week:
TOWER
Director:
Keith Maitland
Premiere:
SXSW 2016
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Seattle, Karlovy Vary, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Fantasia, the Hamptons, BFI London, Sitges, Mill Valley
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
An animated re-telling of a sniper’s attack on school campus in 1966.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: TRUMPED: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL UPSET OF ALL TIME
TRUMPED: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL UPSET OF ALL TIME
A behind-the-scenes look at Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: THIS IS EVERYTHING: GIGI GORGEOUS
THIS IS EVERYTHING: GIGI GORGEOUS
Barbara Kopple provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the YouTube celebrity’s life-changing transition.
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Documentary Premieres
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