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AJ Eaton presents a remarkably candid, warts and all portrait of the rock and roll legend.
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US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME
AJ Eaton presents a remarkably candid, warts and all portrait of the rock and roll legend.
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In Theatres: GENESIS 2.0
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, January 2:
GENESIS 2.0
Director:
Christian Frei
Co-Director:
Maxim Arbugaev
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Locarno, IDFA, Zurich, Docs Against Gravity, Sarasota
About:
Siberian hunters and international scientists attempt to resurrect the woolly mammoth.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: BEDLAM
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Kenneth Paul Rosenberg exposes the sobering truth behind America’s failure to properly care for the mentally ill over the past half century.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: APOLLO 11
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Todd Douglas Miller revisits the historic manned space mission to the Moon through exclusive, immersive footage.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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On DVD: EATING ANIMALS
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 1:
EATING ANIMALS
Director:
Christopher Quinn
Premiere:
Telluride 2017
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Docs Against Gravity
About:
An exploration of the impact of factory farming on our food production.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: AMERICAN FACTORY
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Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert present an observational portrait of an Ohio factory run by a Chinese company.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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On TV & DVD: LOVE, GILDA
Coming to CNN and to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 1:
LOVE, GILDA
Director:
Lisa D’Apolito
Premiere:
Tribeca 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Montclair, AFI Docs, San Francisco Jewish, Boston Jewish, Seattle, Sidewalk
About:
An intimate, personal portrait of the legendary Gilda Radner.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: ALWAYS IN SEASON
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Jacqueline Olive interrogates the disturbing, lasting legacy of lynching in America.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus
The 35th Sundance Film Festival takes place next month, running January 24-February 3, with a lineup consisting of 122 features, 73 shorts, 15 episodics, and 29 installations, performances, and VR experiences.
As I’ve done since 2011’s festival, I’ll profile each of the 50+ feature and long-form episodic documentaries in advance of the festival, beginning this Monday.
Please note that I am not reviewing these films – as a Documentary Programming Associate for Sundance, they are all very much recommended. These profiles simply provide some background about the creators of the class of 2019, noting past Sundance projects where applicable, and why readers should seek out the docs, either during the festival or later in the year at other festivals and/or in release. For a sample, check out last year’s series, which began here.
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On DVD: BAD REPUTATION
Coming to DVD this coming Tuesday, January 1:
BAD REPUTATION
Director:
Kevin Kerslake
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
BFI London, Cleveland, San Francisco, Montclair, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Outfest
About:
A portrait of the queen of rock ‘n’ roll, Joan Jett.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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