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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Slamdance 2020: Documentary Overview
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: MAX RICHTER’S SLEEP
MAX RICHTER’S SLEEP | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Rahi Rezvani
Natalie Johns immerses the viewer in the making of an eight-hour piece to be experienced during sleep.
Festival Section:
Special Events
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On DVD: ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
photo by Edward Burtynsky
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
LOVE FRAUD | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Alex Takats
Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing investigate a notorious serial fraudster through the women he’s seduced, robbed, and abandoned.
Festival Section:
Special Events
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: LEAP OF FAITH: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN ON THE EXORCIST
LEAP OF FAITH: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN ON THE EXORCIST | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Alexandre O Philippe dissects the 1973 horror classic through an extensive conversation with its director.
Festival Section:
Special Events
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: LANCE
LANCE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Nick Higgins
Marina Zenovich details the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong.
Festival Section:
Special Events
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: HILLARY
HILLARY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Nanette Burstein presents a revealing portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Festival Section:
Special Events
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: COLLECTIVE
COLLECTIVE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Alexander Nanau uncovers disturbing corruption in Romanian state agencies following a fatal nightclub fire in Bucharest.
Festival Section:
Spotlight
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: MAŁNI – TOWARDS THE OCEAN, TOWARDS THE SHORE
MAŁNI – TOWARDS THE OCEAN, TOWARDS THE SHORE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
MAŁNI – TOWARDS THE OCEAN, TOWARDS THE SHORE
Sky Hopinka presents a poetic reflection on indigenous language, myths, and the spirit world.
Festival Section:
New Frontier
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: BLKNWS
BLKNWS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Kahlil Joseph creates a unique news broadcast through a distinctly affirmative black lens.
Festival Section:
New Frontier
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