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Emma Sullivan presents a chilling, up-close profile of a notorious murder case in Denmark.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Denmark
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: INTO THE DEEP
Emma Sullivan presents a chilling, up-close profile of a notorious murder case in Denmark.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: INFLUENCE
INFLUENCE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mark Bugyra
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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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: EPICENTRO
EPICENTRO | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Hubert Sauper
Hubert Sauper offers a meditation on postcolonial Cuba.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Austria/France/USA
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE
THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
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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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: ACASA, MY HOME
ACASA, MY HOME | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mircea Topoleanu
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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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: WHIRLYBIRD
WHIRLYBIRD | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Los Angeles News Service
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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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: WELCOME TO CHECHNYA
WELCOME TO CHECHNYA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
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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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: US KIDS
US KIDS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
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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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: TIME
TIME | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Garrett Bradley presents a longitudinal portrait of a marriage and a family separated by incarceration.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: A THOUSAND CUTS
A THOUSAND CUTS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
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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