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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME

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WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME
Andrew Fried chronicles the development of the improv hip-hop performance group.

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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE TRADE (SEASON TWO)

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THE TRADE
Matthew Heineman explores human smuggling, sex trafficking, and the plight of migrants.

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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: SIEMPRE, LUIS

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SIEMPRE, LUIS
John James profiles Lin-Manuel Miranda’s father.

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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: MCMILLION$

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MCMILLION$
James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte revisit the stranger-than-fiction true crime tale of fast food and fraud.

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Slamdance 2020: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 26th Slamdance Film Festival

Dates:
January 24-30

About:
This scrappy Park City event includes 14 docs among its 27 features, an increase over last year’s edition. Continue reading

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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: MAX RICHTER’S SLEEP

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MAX RICHTER’S SLEEP
Natalie Johns immerses the viewer in the making of an eight-hour piece to be experienced during sleep.

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On DVD: ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH

photo by Edward Burtynsky

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 21:
ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH

Directors:
Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky

World Premiere:
Toronto 2018

Select Festivals:
Sundance, Berlin, Cleveland, Washington DC Enviro, Calgary, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Doc10, Docs Against Gravity, Sydney, Sheffield, Revelation Perth, Melbourne Doc, DokuFest

About:
A striking visual chronicle of human impact on the planet.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: LOVE FRAUD

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LOVE FRAUD
Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing investigate a notorious serial fraudster through the women he’s seduced, robbed, and abandoned.

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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: LEAP OF FAITH: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN ON THE EXORCIST

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LEAP OF FAITH: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN ON THE EXORCIST
Alexandre O Philippe dissects the 1973 horror classic through an extensive conversation with its director.

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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: LANCE

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LANCE
Marina Zenovich details the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong.

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