The final 2016 Sundance doc profile for the week: NUTS!, Penny Lane’s curious animated tale of 20th century medical quackery and shameless self-promotion.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: NUTS!
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: NEWTOWN
Next up in my 2016 Sundance doc profiles: NEWTOWN, Kim A Snyder’s poignant profile of a small town as it reckons with an unparalleled tragedy.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: LIFE, ANIMATED
Day four of my Sundance preview begins: LIFE, ANIMATED, Roger Ross Williams’ portrait of an autistic man’s transformative connection to Disney films.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: KIKI
Heading into the second half of the US Documentary Competition: KIKI, Sara Jordenö’s profile of NYC’s vibrant LGBTQ youth ballroom scene.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE
Marking the end of the first half of the US Documentary Competition: Robert Greene’s KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE, in which an actress investigates the complex and tragic history of her latest role.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: JIM
Beginning day three of my Sundance 2016 doc profiles: JIM, Brian Oakes’ intimate chronicle of the life and death of photojournalist James Foley.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD (AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE)
Wrapping up my second day of Sundance documentary profiles: HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD (AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE), Josh Fox’s far-ranging consideration of survival in the face of planetary transformation.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: HOLY HELL
Next up in my doc-by-doc rundown of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival: HOLY HELL, a filmmaker’s reckoning with a long-time membership in an enigmatic cult. [Note: This profile has been updated now that the festival has disclosed the filmmaker’s identity.]
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On DVD: LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE & ANGER
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, December 29: LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE & ANGER
Jean Carlomusto’s profile of the controversial activist/author debuted at Sundance this year. Its festival circuit has included Frameline, Provincetown, QDoc, AFI Docs, Virginia, and Poland’s American film fest, among others.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: GLEASON
My focus on 2016 Sundance nonfiction continues: GLEASON, Clay Tweel’s portrait of a former professional athlete’s adaptation to a debilitating disease.
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