SPACESHIP EARTH | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Phillipe Plailly Science Photo Library
Matt Wolf reveals the strange but true story of the ill-fated Biosphere 2 project.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: SPACESHIP EARTH
Matt Wolf reveals the strange but true story of the ill-fated Biosphere 2 project.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: MUCHO MUCHO AMOR
MUCHO MUCHO AMOR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Giovan Cordero
Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch revisit a long-missing and once world-famous Latinx television personality.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE FIGHT
THE FIGHT | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sean McGing
Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres profile several ACLU attorneys as they challenge the Trump administration’s assault on civil liberties.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: FEELS GOOD MAN
FEELS GOOD MAN | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Kurt Keppeler and Christian Bruno
Arthur Jones traces the unpredictable development of an influential Internet meme.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by John Wakayama Carey
Kirsten Johnson approaches her father’s mortality with inventiveness and dark humor.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: CRIP CAMP
CRIP CAMP | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Steve Honigsbaum
Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht chronicle the origins of America’s disability rights movement.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE COST OF SILENCE
THE COST OF SILENCE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by John Wathan
Mark Manning exposes a nearly decade-long cover up of a public health disaster in the wake of Deepwater Horizon.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: CODED BIAS
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Shalini Kantayya explores disturbing gender and racial bias prevalent in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: BOYS STATE
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Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine offer an eye-opening look at divisive modern-day American politics through the long-running titular high school leadership program.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS
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Bill Ross and Turner Ross chronicle the patrons and staff of a dive bar on its final day.
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