Festival:
The 24th Slamdance Film Festival
Dates:
January 19-25
About:
Just under 30 features screen at this scrappy event taking place during Sundance, including 10 documentaries. Continue reading
Category Archives: Film Festivals
Slamdance 2018: Documentary Overview
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jim Judkis
Morgan Neville explores the impact of the beloved children’s television show host on generations of viewers.
Festival Section:
Documentary Premieres
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: STUDIO 54
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Matt Tyrnauer revisits the meteoric rise and crushing fall of the legendary NYC nightclub.
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Documentary Premieres
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY MIND
Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mark Sennet
Marina Zenovich reveals the highs and lows of the late comedian/actor.
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Documentary Premieres
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On TV: TROPHY
Coming to CNN this Sunday, January 14:
TROPHY
Directors:
Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
SXSW,CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Dallas, Encounters, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Moscow, Sun Valley, Montclair
About:
An exploration of the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: RBG
Courtesy of Sundance Institute and CNN Films
Betsy West and Julie Cohen profile the legendary, outspoken US Supreme Court Justice.
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Documentary Premieres
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: QUIET HEROES
Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Torben Bernhard
Jenny Mackenzie, Jared Ruga, and Amanda Stoddard recognize the only doctor in the state of Utah who would treat patients with AIDS in the early years of the epidemic.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: KING IN THE WILDERNESS
Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Flip Schulke Archives/Getty Images
Peter Kunhardt explores the final years of Martin Luther King Jr, against a backdrop of America’s social and political turmoil.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS
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Susan Lacy constructs a compelling portrait exploring the many facets of the living legend.
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Documentary Premieres
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: HALF THE PICTURE
Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Ashly Covington
Amy Adrion surveys the current state of gender bias in Hollywood filmmaking.
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Documentary Premieres
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