Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, December 4: SOUND IT OUT
Jeanie Finlay’s affectionate portrait of the last record store in a small town made its premiere at last year’s SXSW. It went on to screen at Edinburgh, Sheffield, and Silverdocs, among others. FilmBuff is releasing the film on iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, and Vudu.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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The Best Documentary Feature Oscar shortlist was announced today. Congratulations to all the filmmakers for making it to this stage! I’m especially happy to see so many alums from Sundance and DOC NYC receive this acknowledgement.
I’ve previously written about nearly all of the films, and hope to have a chance to write up thoughts on the remainder before the final nominees are announced on January 10. For now, here is the official shortlist, with links to my previous coverage:
THE GATEKEEPERS
THIS IS NOT A FILM
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This is the third of four brief pointers to the lineup announcements for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Just announced today are the selections for the Premieres and Documentary Premieres, located here.
The programming slate wraps up with tomorrow’s announcement of the Shorts.
Announced last week: US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions and NEXT, and Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, and New Frontier.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, December 4: BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Stacy Peralta’s premiered his history of the titular skateboarding team at Sundance this year. Screenings followed at Santa Barbara, Sidewalk, Atlantic, and Tallgrass, among others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, December 4: AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
Alison Klayman’s profile of the Chinese dissident artist/activist premiered at this year’s Sundance, taking home a special jury prize. Additional festival screenings followed at Berlin, True/False, Miami, Full Frame, Silverdocs, Hot Docs, and Human Rights Watch, among many others.
My pre-Sundance profile may be found here.
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Two filmmaking sisters tell the story of their former home – America’s largest commune.
In the early 1970s, a group of more than 300 hippies traveled by caravan from San Francisco across the US to eventually settle in Tennessee. Purchasing over a thousand acres, they founded The Farm, a self-governing, self-sufficient commune that grew to 1,500 members by 1980, and attracted curious visitors by the thousands. Sisters Nadine Mundo and Rena Mundo Croshere were born there. Though they left The Farm as children, it left its indelible mark. Seeking out the founders of this still-extant alternative society, and through interviews with their parents and fellow Farm children, the Mundos offer an insider’s view of a fascinating social experiment. Continue reading
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My latest curated selections for Hulu’s Documentaries page are now up. Watch these now for free and be inspired to volunteerism and activism.
For more information about the selections, see my Indiewire article.
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This post is just a pointer to the second of four lineup announcements for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. This year’s selections in Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, and New Frontier may be found here.
The remaining non-competition sections – Premieres and Documentary Premieres – will be revealed on Monday, with Shorts to follow on Tuesday.
If you missed yesterday’s announcement, the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, plus NEXT, click here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, December 4: FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK & WHITE
Julia Ivanova’s portrait of a Ukrainian woman and her biracial foster children premiered at last year’s Sundance. It went on to screen at the Hamptons, Vancouver, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and Hot Docs, among others.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s Film Forum tomorrow, Friday, November 30: LOVE, MARILYN
Liz Garbus’ unique and star-studded profile of Marilyn Monroe made its premiere this Fall at Telluride and Toronto. The film also opened the Hamptons International Film Festival, and is slated to have its broadcast premiere on HBO.
I included the film in my Toronto roundup here.
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