Category Archives: Film Festivals

January 11, 2017 · 12:01 PM

2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: LONG STRANGE TRIP

LONG STRANGE TRIP
Amir Bar-Lev offers a history of the legendary counterculture band the Grateful Dead.

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Documentary Premieres
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January 10, 2017 · 3:02 PM

2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: LEGION OF BROTHERS

LEGION OF BROTHERS
Greg Barker hears from Green Berets about their secret missions to overthrow the Taliban after 9/11.

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Documentary Premieres
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January 10, 2017 · 1:31 PM

2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER

AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER
Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk helm the follow-up to the Academy Award-winning AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH.

Festival Section:
Documentary Premieres

Special Program:
The New Climate
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January 10, 2017 · 12:01 PM

2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: GIVE ME FUTURE

GIVE ME FUTURE
Austin Peters chronicles EDM band Major Lazer’s massive free concert in Havana.

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January 10, 2017 · 11:15 AM

On VOD: CAMERAPERSON

Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, January 10: CAMERAPERSON

Director:
Kirsten Johnson

Premiere:
Sundance 2016

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, True/False, Miami, SXSW, New Directors/New Films, Full Frame, Sarasota, RiverRun, Nashville, Hot Docs, DOXA, San Francisco

Notable Recognition:
The doc has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards.

About:
An acclaimed documentary cinematographer’s memoir through her camera lens.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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January 9, 2017 · 6:55 PM

Sundance 2017: Even More Additional Titles Announced

Two more additions have been made to the lineup of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, which begins next Thursday, January 19:

DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES:
TRUMPED: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL UPSET OF ALL TIME
Directors: Banks Tarver, Ted Bourne, & Mary Robertson / USA
In a behind-the-scenes look at the biggest political upset in recent history, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon offer unprecedented access and never-before-seen footage of candidate Trump, from the primaries through the debates to the dawning realization that the controversial businessman will become the 45th President of the United States. World Premiere

PREMIERES:
NEWNESS
Director: Drake Doremus, Screenwriter: Ben York Jones / USA
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries. Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Laia Costa, Danny Huston, Courtney Eaton, Matthew Gray Gubler, Albert Hammond Jr. World Premiere

Earlier lineup announcements include the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, plus NEXT; New Frontier; Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, Kids, and Special Events; AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL; late feature additions; and Shorts.