Documentary Premieres welcomes back Sundance alum Alex Gibney with his latest film: FINDING FELA, the story of the legendary Nigerian musician and political activist.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: FINDING FELA
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE BATTERED BASTARDS OF BASEBALL
Moving over to this year’s Documentary Premieres section: Chapman Way and Maclain Way’s THE BATTERED BASTARDS OF BASEBALL, the untold story of the ragtag 1970s independent team, the Portland Mavericks.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: WEB JUNKIE
Today’s first profile brings this year’s World Cinema Documentary Competition to an end: From Israel/USA, Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia’s WEB JUNKIE, a look inside an Internet addiction rehabilitation program in China.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: WE COME AS FRIENDS
Today wraps up with the penultimate World Cinema Documentary Competition entry: From France/Austria, Hubert Sauper’s WE COME AS FRIENDS, an unorthodox exploration of neocolonialism in South Sudan.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: SEPIDEH – REACHING FOR THE STARS
The third of three IDFA-debuting docs in the World Cinema Documentary Competition: From Denmark/Iran, Berit Madsen’s SEPIDEH – REACHING FOR THE STARS, about a teenage Iranian girl’s astronomy dreams.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: RETURN TO HOMS
My look at the World Cinema Documentary Competition continues: From Syria/Germany, Talal Derki’s stark frontline report from the front lines of the Syrian civil war, RETURN TO HOMS.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE NOTORIOUS MR BOUT
Next up in the World Cinema Documentary Competition: From Russia, Tony Gerber and Maxim Pozdorovkin’s portrait of a convicted international arms smuggler, THE NOTORIOUS MR BOUT.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: MY PRAIRIE HOME
Launching into the second half of this year’s World Cinema Documentary Competition: From Canada, Chelsea McMullan’s MY PRAIRIE HOME, following a transgender performer through a tour of personal and geographical history.
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2014 Sundance Docs in Focus: Mr leos caraX
The first half of this year’s World Cinema Documentary Competition profiles wraps up with Tessa Louise-Salomé’s Mr leos caraX, from France, about the enigmatic director of such films as HOLY MOTORS and THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE.
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New York Jewish Film Festival 2014: Documentary Overview
The 23rd edition of the New York Jewish Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. A co-presentation of The Jewish Museum and the Film Society, the festival runs through Thursday, January 23, and presents more than 30 new and retrospective feature films, as well as shorts and special programs, such as symposium exploring film genres and identity-based programming, guest curation by Wim Wenders, a master class with Amos Gitai, and a celebration of the work of Otto Preminger and Saul Bass. Compared to last year’s edition, which saw about half the lineup focus on nonfiction programming, there are fewer documentaries screening, all noted below. Continue reading
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