Next up in the world competition: From Belgium, THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED, Pieter-Jan De Pue’s hybrid expedition into the child-controlled badlands of Afghanistan.
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World Cinema Documentary Competition
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: HOOLIGAN SPARROW
The first of today’s three Sundance doc profiles: From China/USA, HOOLIGAN SPARROW, Nanfu Wang’s portrait of Chinese human rights activism.
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World Cinema Documentary Competition
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: A FLAG WITHOUT A COUNTRY
Tuesday’s Sundance doc preview closes out: From Iraq, A FLAG WITHOUT A COUNTRY, Bahman Ghobadi’s dual, hopeful portrait of modern day Kurdistan.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
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On DVD: AMERICAN COMANDANTE
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 5: AMERICAN COMANDANTE
Adriana Bosch’s profile of an American embroiled in the Cuban Revolution premiered on PBS as part of American Experience this past Fall.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
Moving over to the World Cinema competition: From Poland, ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, Michał Marczak’s snapshot of twentysomethings living life to the fullest.
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World Cinema Documentary Competition
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On DVD: A BRAVE HEART
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 5: A BRAVE HEART: THE LIZZIE VELASQUEZ STORY
Sara Hirsch Bordo’s profile of an unexpected activist bowed at SXSW last year, where it won an audience award. The film’s fest circuit has included Traverse City, Newport Beach, Rhode Island, Lower East Side, and Bentonville, among others.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: WEINER
Bringing this year’s Sundance US Documentary Competition preview to a close: WEINER, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s in-the-moment chronicle of a politician’s ill-fated return.
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US Documentary Competition
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On VOD: GOOD PEOPLE GO TO HELL, SAVED PEOPLE GO TO HEAVEN
New to VOD: GOOD PEOPLE GO TO HELL, SAVED PEOPLE GO TO HEAVEN
Holly Hardman’s exploration of Christian evangelicalism and the apocalypse had its world premiere at the 2012 IDFA. Screenings followed at St Louis, Knoxville, and Berkshire, among other fests and special events. The film was released on VOD just before the New Year on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon Instant.
I previously wrote about the film out of IDFA here.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNCLE HOWARD
Today’s Sundance preview wraps with the penultimate film of the US Documentary Competition: Aaron Brookner’s UNCLE HOWARD, a nephew’s revival of his filmmaking inspiration.
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US Documentary Competition
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On TV: CHUCK NORRIS VS COMMUNISM
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, January 4: CHUCK NORRIS VS COMMUNISM
Ilinca Calugareanu’s exploration of the subversive role played by VCRs in the Cold War made its debut at Sundance last year. Screenings followed at Nantucket, Hot Docs, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, Denver, Stockholm, Leeds, Hamptons, and Seattle, among other fests.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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