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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: GAZA

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GAZA
Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell present a ground-level, multi-faceted portrait of life in the Palestinian city.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Ireland/Canada
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY

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THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY
Petra Costa offers a cautionary tale as she explores Brazil’s recent political scandals.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Brazil
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER

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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER
Beniamino Barrese films his mother as she plans to leave the modern world behind.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Italy
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD

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COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD
Mads Brügger investigates the possibility of foul play in the 1961 death of the United Nations Secretary-General.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Belgium
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: ADVOCATE

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ADVOCATE
Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche explore the Israeli justice system through a passionate Israeli attorney working for Palestinian defendants.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Israel/Canada/Switzerland
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: WHERE’S MY ROY COHN?

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WHERE’S MY ROY COHN?
Matt Tyrnauer reveals the dark influence of the Machiavellian attorney on today’s polarized political landscape.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNTITLED AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY

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UNTITLED AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY
Ben Berman attempts to document the life of a terminally-ill magician.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: TIGERLAND

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TIGERLAND
Ross Kauffman profiles efforts to reverse the decimation of Asia’s wild tiger population.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: PAHOKEE

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PAHOKEE
Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan follow four teenagers through their senior year of high school in the Florida Everglades.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: ONE CHILD NATION

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ONE CHILD NATION
Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang bravely expose the unseen consequences of China’s one-child policy.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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