Coming to DVD next Tuesday, January 22: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
Malik Bendjelloul’s investigation into an obscure musician with an unusual legacy premiered at Sundance last year, claiming two awards. It went on to screen extensively, including SXSW, Tribeca, Karlovy Vary, and IDFA, among others. Earlier this month, the doc was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and also picked up a Cinema Eye.
I wrote about the film pre-Sundance here.
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Coming to VOD next Tuesday, January 22: THE IMPOSTER
Bart Layton’s masterful portrait of a stranger than fiction impersonation premiered last year at Sundance. Its festival circuit included Seattle, BAMcinemafest, Edinburgh, and Miami, among many others. The doc was shortlisted for the Academy Award and picked up a Cinema Eye for Best Production earlier this month. FilmBuff releases the film on iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, and Vudu next week.
I wrote about the film before Sundance here.
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Today’s Sundance profiles close out with the second of two docs in the Spotlight section: Sarah Polley’s STORIES WE TELL, a personal investigation into family secrets.
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Heading into the final stretch of the Sundance lineup, these profiles look at the first of two documentaries in the Spotlight section: Dror Moreh’s THE GATEKEEPERS, an eye-opening look at Israeli’s national security.
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This year’s Documentary Premieres comes to a close: RJ Cutler and Greg Finton’s THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DICK CHENEY, a portrait of the former US vice president.
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, January 15: THE ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA
Don Argott and Sheena M Joyce premiered their look at America’s nuclear power industry at Sundance a year ago. Since then the film has gone on to festival play at Dallas, the Hamptons, Seattle, Ashland, Montclair, and Heartland, among others. Today it becomes available on iTunes, Netflix Streaming, Sundance NOW, Hulu, Vudu, Sony Playstation, XBOX, Snag Films, Amazon Instant, and Google/YouTube.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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The penultimate film in this year’s Documentary Premieres wraps up today’s Sundance profiles: Sebastian Junger’s WHICH WAY IS THE FRONT LINE FROM HERE? THE LIFE AND TIME OF TIM HETHERINGTON
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Continuing my film-by-film look at this year’s Documentary Premieres: Jason DaSilva’s WHEN I WALK, the filmmaker’s candid self-portrait of learning to live with multiple sclerosis.
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Academy Award-winning director and Sundance alum Alex Gibney’s newest film continues my profiles of this year’s Documentary Premieres section: WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS
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Coming to Hulu for free tomorrow, Tuesday, January 15: WE’RE NOT BROKE
Karin Hayes and Victoria Bruce’s incendiary exposé of corporate tax loopholes made its premiere a year ago at Sundance. Its festival circuit included Dallas, the Independent Film Festival Boston, DocAviv, and Montclair, among others. In recognition of the national dialogue around the fiscal cliff, the filmmakers have opted to release the doc for free on Hulu in conjunction with Sundance’s Artist Services program.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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