Category Archives: Film Festivals

January 10, 2020 · 3:02 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS

THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute

THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw enter the secretive world of the only people who are able to find the most expensive truffle in the world.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Italy/USA/Greece
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January 10, 2020 · 1:31 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: SOFTIE

SOFTIE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sam Soko

SOFTIE
Sam Soko chronicles the personal and professional challenges facing an idealistic Kenyan political activist as he decides to run for office.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Kenya
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January 10, 2020 · 12:01 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: SAUDI RUNAWAY

SAUDI RUNAWAY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute

SAUDI RUNAWAY
Susanne Regina Meures shares a Saudi Arabian woman’s first-person attempt to gain freedom by leaving her country.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Switzerland
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January 10, 2020 · 10:30 AM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE REASON I JUMP

THE REASON I JUMP | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jerry Rothwell

THE REASON I JUMP
Jerry Rothwell profiles several non-verbal autistic young people in this project based on the New York Times bestseller by Naoki Higashida.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
UK
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January 9, 2020 · 3:02 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF

THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Benjamin Ree

THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF
Benjamin Ree constructs a dual portrait of an artist and the thief who stole her art but becomes her friend.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Norway
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January 9, 2020 · 1:31 PM

2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA

ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by John Marquez

ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA
Anabel Rodríguez Ríos views the socioeconomic and political crisis of Venezuela through the microcosm of a dying village.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Venezuela/United Kingdom/Brazil/Austria
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