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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE OSLO DIARIES

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THE OSLO DIARIES
Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan take an unprecedented behind the scenes look at the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Israel/Canada
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: OF FATHERS AND SONS

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OF FATHERS AND SONS
Talal Derki embeds with a radical jihadist and his family in Syria.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Germany/Syria/Lebanon/Qatar
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: MATANGI/MAYA/MIA

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MATANGI/MAYA/MIA
Stephen Loveridge offers an insider perspective on the life and career of the popular musician.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Sri Lanka/United Kingdom/USA
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: GENESIS 2.0

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GENESIS 2.0
Christian Frei and Maxim Arbugaev unearth efforts to resurrect the wooly mammoth.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Switzerland
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE CLEANERS

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THE CLEANERS
Moritz Riesewieck and Hans Block give voice to the hidden figures who police social media.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Germany/Brazil
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: ANOTE’S ARK

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ANOTE’S ARK
Matthieu Rytz intimately chronicles the consequences of climate change on a disappearing island nation.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Canada

Special Program:
The New Climate
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS

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THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
Tim Wardle reveals the stranger than fiction tale of triplets separated at birth.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE SENTENCE

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THE SENTENCE
Rudy Valdez reveals the personal impact of mandatory minimum laws on his own family.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: SEEING ALLRED

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SEEING ALLRED
Sophie Sartain and Roberta Grossman craft a candid profile of the controversial women’s rights advocate.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING

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THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
Nathaniel Kahn offers a privileged look into the intersection of high art and commerce.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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