Category Archives: Film Festivals

January 8, 2020 · 1:31 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: INFLUENCE

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INFLUENCE
Diana Neille and Richard Poplak detail the rise and fall of disgraced PR/reputation management firm Bell Pottinger.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
South Africa/Canada
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January 8, 2020 · 12:01 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: EPICENTRO

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EPICENTRO
Hubert Sauper offers a meditation on postcolonial Cuba.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Austria/France/USA
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January 7, 2020 · 3:02 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE

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THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE
Iryna Tsilyk observes a Ukrainian family as they process life in a war zone by making films about their experience.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Ukraine/Lithuania
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January 7, 2020 · 1:31 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: ACASA, MY HOME

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ACASA, MY HOME
Radu Ciorniciuc follows a Romanian family forced to leave their self-sufficient life off the grid for the city.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Romania/Germany/Finland
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January 7, 2020 · 12:01 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: WHIRLYBIRD

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WHIRLYBIRD
Matt Yoka tells the story of a marriage’s fraying against the backdrop of cutthroat news reporting in 1990s Los Angeles.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 6, 2020 · 3:02 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: WELCOME TO CHECHNYA

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WELCOME TO CHECHNYA
David France reveals a state-sanctioned policy to rid Chechnya of LGBTQ+ individuals, and those brave enough to risk their lives to help the embattled community.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 6, 2020 · 1:31 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: US KIDS

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US KIDS
Kim A Snyder follows the young survivors of the Parkland school shooting over a transformative year and a half.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 6, 2020 · 12:01 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: TIME

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TIME
Garrett Bradley presents a longitudinal portrait of a marriage and a family separated by incarceration.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 3, 2020 · 3:02 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: A THOUSAND CUTS

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A THOUSAND CUTS
Ramona S Diaz presents a chilling look at the assault on fundamental democratic freedoms in the Philippines.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 3, 2020 · 2:12 PM

In Theatres: ADVOCATE

Coming to theatres today, Friday, January 3:
ADVOCATE

Directors:
Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Docaviv, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Sheffield, Thessaloniki Doc, Krakow, Human Rights Watch, Doc Edge, Philadelphia, Other Israel, United Nations Association, Antenna, UK Jewish, San Francisco Jewish

Notable Recognition:
The doc has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards.

About:
An exploration of the Israeli justice system through a passionate Israeli attorney working for Palestinian defendants.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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