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March 3, 2026 · 12:01 PM

Sundance Documentaries Coming in March

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:

>March 6
In Theatres

ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT
Sundance 2025

Courtesy of Sundance Institute

Director:
Tony Benna

About:
André, a brilliant idiot, is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.

>March 17
On DVD

ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
Sundance 2025

Courtesy of Sundance Institute

Director:
Charlie Shackleton

About:
Against the backdrop of sunbaked parking lots, deserted courthouses, and empty suburban homes — the familiar spaces of true crime, stripped of all action and spectacle — a filmmaker describes his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary and probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.

>March 27
In Theatres

THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTOMIST
Sundance 2026

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Focus Features

Director:
Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell

About:
A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with the AI insanity, exploring the existential dangers and stunning promise of this technology that humanity has created.

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February 2, 2026 · 12:01 PM

Sundance Documentaries Coming in February

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:

>February 6
Streaming: Netflix

QUEEN OF CHESS
Sundance 2026

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Yves Forestier/Sygma via Getty Images

Director:
Rory Kennedy

About:
A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.

>February 9
On TV: Independent Lens

THE LIBRARIANS
Sundance 2025

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Amy Bench

Director:
Kim A Snyder

About:
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.

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January 30, 2026 · 5:38 PM

2026 Sundance Awards

The winners of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival were announced today, Friday, January 30. A list of the feature awards follows:

US Documentary Competition Awards:

Grand Jury Prize: NUISANCE BEAR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Gabriela Osio Vanden
Audience Award: AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ | Courtesy of Sundance Institute and The Tom & Ethel Bradley Center at California State University, Northridge
Directing Award: SOUL PATROL | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: BARBARA FOREVER | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by The Estate of Barbara Hammer
Special Jury Award: Impact for Change: THE LAKE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Special Jury Prize: Journalistic Excellence: WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH? | Courtesy of Sundance Institute

World Cinema Documentary Competition Awards:

Grand Jury Prize: TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Eva Kraljeviċ
Audience Award: ONE IN A MILLION | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jack MacInnes
Directing Award: ONE IN A MILLION | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jack MacInnes
Special Jury Award: Civil Resistance: EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Special Jury Award: Journalistic Impact: BIRDS OF WAR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Habak Films

US Dramatic Competition Awards:

Grand Jury Prize: JOSEPHINE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Greta Zozula
Audience Award: JOSEPHINE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Greta Zozula
Directing Award: HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Daniel Satinoff
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: TAKE ME HOME | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi
Special Jury Award: Debut Feature: BEDFORD PARK | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jeong Park
Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast: THE FRIEND’S HOUSE IS HERE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute

World Cinema Dramatic Competition Awards:

Grand Jury Prize: SHAME AND MONEY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Janis Mazuch
Audience Award: HOLD ONTO ME (ΚΡΑΤΑ ΜΕ) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll
Directing Award: HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Special Jury Award: Creative Vision: FILIPIÑANA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Special Jury Award: Acting Ensemble: LADY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute

NEXT Awards:

NEXT Innovator Award: THE INCOMER | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Anthony Dickenson
Audience Award: AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR/GREAT-GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDCHILD] | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Shaandiin Tome
Special Jury Award: Creative Expression: THEYDREAM | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by William D Caballero

Festival Favorite:

Festival Favorite: AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ | Courtesy of Sundance Institute and The Tom & Ethel Bradley Center at California State University, Northridge

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January 21, 2026 · 1:31 PM

2026 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: AMERICAN DREAM (1990)

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AMERICAN DREAM (1990)
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are forced to take a substantial pay cut, the local union takes a stand for its members. Their strike tests the fragile promise of the American ideal, revealing the cost of survival when the dream no longer feels shared.

Director:
Barbara Kopple

Producers:
Arthur Cohn, Barbara Kopple

Festival Section:
Park City Legacy

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January 21, 2026 · 12:01 PM

2026 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mani Kaul

THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM
Tracing the evolution of documentary film across time, examining landmark works and hidden treasures, while revealing how the form has helped us see and make sense of our world.

Director:
Mark Cousins

Producer:
John Archer

Country of Origin:
UK

Festival Section:
Special Screening

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January 20, 2026 · 1:31 PM

2026 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: COOKIE QUEENS

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COOKIE QUEENS
It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling “Cookie Queen,” navigating an $800 million business in which childhood and ambition collide.

Director:
Alysa Nahmias

Producers:
Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw, Alysa Nahmias, Jennifer Sims

Festival Section:
Family Matinee

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January 20, 2026 · 12:01 PM

2026 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: BROKEN ENGLISH

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Joseph Lynn

BROKEN ENGLISH
A portrait of the inimitable singer, songwriter, and icon Marianne Faithfull.

Directors:
Jane Pollard, Iain Forsyth

Producer:
Beth Earl

Country of Origin:
UK

Festival Section:
Spotlight

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January 19, 2026 · 3:02 PM

2026 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: THE OLIGARCH AND THE ART DEALER

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THE OLIGARCH AND THE ART DEALER
Yves Bouvier brokers masterpieces, from da Vinci to Rothko, into the private collection of Dmitry Rybolovlev until Bouvier is accused of a billion-dollar betrayal. Rising ambitions, frayed relationships, and bruised egos fuel a decade-long all-out war between the Swiss art dealer and the elusive Russian oligarch.

Director:
Andreas Dalsgaard

Executive Producers:
Libby Geist, Connor Shell, Brandon Harrison, Justin Lacob, Charles De Lardemelle, Rain Rannu, Ines Bensalem

Producers:
Christoph Jörg, Miriam Norgaard

Country of Origin:
Denmark/France/USA

Festival Section:
Episodic

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January 19, 2026 · 1:31 PM

2026 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: MURDER 101

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jesse Cain

MURDER 101
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.

Director:
Stacey Lee

Executive Producers:
Stephanie Lydecker, Dianne McGunigle, Jon Watts

Producer:
William Crouse

Festival Section:
Episodic

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January 19, 2026 · 12:01 PM

2026 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: THE BEST SUMMER

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Tamra Davis

THE BEST SUMMER
Immersive POV camera footage reveals electric performances, candid interviews, and intimate backstage life with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Foo Fighters, Pavement, Rancid, Beck, The Amps, and Bikini Kill — an all-access view inside an era-defining moment in music.

Director:
Tamra Davis

Producers:
Tamra Davis, Shelby Meade

Festival Section:
Midnight

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