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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: QUEST

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Jonathan Olshefski presents a longitudinal portrait of an African-American family in North Philly.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: NOBODY SPEAK: HULK HOGAN, GAWKER AND TRIALS OF A FREE PRESS

nobody speakNOBODY SPEAK: HULK HOGAN, GAWKER AND TRIALS OF A FREE PRESS
Brian Knappenberger investigates the erosion of the freedom of the press in the face of financial inequity.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE NEW RADICAL

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Adam Bhala Lough profiles two crypto-anarchists as they face off against systems of control.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: ICARUS

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Bryan Fogel exposes a complex doping operation at the heart of Russia’s Olympics program.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE FORCE

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Peter Nicks immerses viewers in the beleaguered Oakland Police Department as it attempts to reform its scandal-ridden image.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: DOLORES

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Peter Bratt celebrates an unheralded pioneer of the modern labor rights movement.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: DINA

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Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini profile an unforgettable woman as she seeks to realize her desires.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: CITY OF GHOSTS

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Matthew Heineman captures a courageous group of citizen journalists and their struggle to expose the truth behind ISIS.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: CHASING CORAL

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Jeff Orlowski races to capture the climate change-driven destruction of the planet’s lifegiving coral reefs.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

Special Program:
The New Climate
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: CASTING JONBENET

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Kitty Green’s hybrid explores the 1996 murder of the child beauty pageant winner from the perspectives of the local community.

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US Documentary Competition
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