This post is a pointer to the second lineup announcement for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, revealing the Indie Episodic, Special Events, and Shorts program, which may be found here.
Earlier lineup announcements include the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids sections.
Still to come is information on the New Frontier section.
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As the lineup of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival is revealed, I’ll be including pointers here. The Features lineup, which includes the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids, has just been announced today here.
Pointers for other sections – Shorts, Indie Episodic, and New Frontier – will follow as they are announced in the coming weeks.
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Coming to theatres this Friday, December 1:
THE NEW RADICAL
Director:
Adam Bhala Lough
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, Sidewalk, Philadelphia, Indie Memphis, Stockholm
About:
A profile of two crypto-anarchists as they face off against systems of control.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 28:
MACHINES
Director:
Rahul Jain
Premiere:
IDFA 2016
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Thessaloniki Doc, Hot Docs, DocsBarcelona, Docaviv, Beldocs, Documenta Madrid, Docs Against Gravity
About:
On the lives of Indian textile factory workers.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 14:
WHOSE STREETS?
Director:
Sabaah Folayan
Co-Director:
Damon Davis
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
True/False, San Francisco, Encounters, Sheffield, BAMcinemaFest, Seattle, Montclair, Maryland, Full Frame, RiverRun, Outfest, Provincetown, Atlanta
About:
An on-the-ground immersion into the Ferguson uprising.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Festival:
The 30th anniversary IDFA
Dates:
November 15-26
About:
Yesterday’s post on the largest documentary festival in the world covered its competitive sections, while today’s looks at non-competitive programming. Continue reading
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Festival:
The 30th anniversary IDFA
Dates:
November 15-26
About:
The world’s largest nonfiction event bids farewell to founder and longtime director Ally Derks with its 30th edition, which showcases over 180 new and recent documentary features. Because of the size of the event, this overview is split in two, with today’s post covering the competition sections and tomorrow’s the non-competitive strands. Continue reading
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DOC NYC‘s industry programming series, DOC NYC PRO, comes to a close on Thursday, November 16 with a crash course in legal matters of vital interest to documentarians. Continue reading
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SHORTS: MOTHER EARTH
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KEDI
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