Shifting over to the festival’s innovative New Frontier section for this last day of 2014 Sundance doc profiles: Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s LIVING STARS, in which everyday Argentines dance.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: LIVING STARS
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On TV: BLOOD BROTHER
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens next Monday, January 20: BLOOD BROTHER
Steve Hoover’s portrait of a young American who devotes himself to caring for Indian orphans with HIV had its world premiere at Sundance last year, where it claimed both jury and audience awards for best US documentary film. Its fest circuit also included Nantucket, Thessaloniki Doc, Heartland, Milwaukee, Big Sky, Little Rock, and New Zealand, among others.
I previously profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNDER THE ELECTRIC SKY (EDC 2013)
Today’s Sundance profiles wrap with the sole documentary in the Park City at Midnight section: UNDER THE ELECTRIC SKY (EDC 2013), about the legendary electronic music festival.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: NICK OFFERMAN: AMERICAN HAM
Sundance’s Premieres section includes one nonfiction title: NICK OFFERMAN: AMERICAN HAM, a stand-up comedy performance film, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V JAMES J BULGER
The final film in this year’s Documentary Premieres welcomes back another Sundance alumnus: Joe Berlinger returns to Park City with WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V JAMES J BULGER, an investigation into Boston’s most notorious organized crime figure.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: WE ARE THE GIANT
Tuesday’s Sundance profiles begin with the penultimate entry in the Documentary Premieres: Greg Barker’s WE ARE THE GIANT, an exploration of the revolutionary spirit.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: TO BE TAKEI
The Final Frontier meets LGBT activism in today’s final Documentary Premieres profile: Director Jennifer Kroot and co-director Bill Weber’s TO BE TAKEI, a portrait of actor and social media icon George Takei.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME
Next up in Documentary Premieres is the feature documentary debut of a Sundance narrative alumnus: Sterlin Harjo’s THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME, a personal exploration of memory, community, and song.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: MITT
Another Sundance alum brings his latest to Documentary Premieres: Greg Whiteley reveals the man who would have been President in MITT.
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On DVD: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM
Morgan Neville’s spotlight on backup singers debuted last year at Sundance as one of the opening night selections. It has screened extensively since, including berths at SXSW, DOC NYC, Miami, Sarasota, Dallas, and Seattle. It enjoyed a successful theatrical release and has been shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar – the five finalists will be announced this Thursday.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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