This post is a pointer to the second lineup announcement for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, revealing Indie Episodic, Special Events, and Shorts programming, which may be found here.
Earlier lineup announcements include the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids sections.
Still to come is information on the New Frontier section.
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As the lineup of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival (January 24-February 3) is revealed, I’ll be including pointers here. The Features lineup, which includes the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids, has just been announced today here.
Pointers for other sections – Shorts, Indie Episodic, Special Events, and New Frontier – will follow as they are announced in the coming weeks.
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Coming to YouTube today, Tuesday, November 27:
THE PRICE OF FREE
Director:
Derek Doneen
Premiere:
Sundance 2018 (under original title KAILASH)
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Napa Valley, Sundance Hong Kong, El Gouna, Aspen
About:
A profile of one man’s tireless mission to end child slavery.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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New to VOD this week:
SCIENCE FAIR
Directors:
Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
SXSW, Edinburgh, Cleveland, New Zealand, Vancouver, Sun Valley, Portland, Provincetown
About:
A profile of participants in the world’s premier science fair.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here here.
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, November 20:
QUIET HEROES
Directors:
Jenny Mackenzie, Jared Ruga, and Amanda Stoddard
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Frameline, BFI Flare, Portland QDoc, TLVFest
About:
A tribute to the only medical professionals in Utah who would treat patients with AIDS in the early years of the epidemic.
My pre-Sundance profile may be found here.
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photo by Kahtan Hasson and Talal Derki
Director:
Talal Derki
Premiere:
IDFA 2017
Select Festivals:
Sundance, DOC NYC, Hot Docs, ZagrebDox, True/False, One World, Thessaloniki, CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Cleveland, DocumentaMadrid, Sydney, Munich, Melbourne, Camden, El Gouna, Hamptons, Sun Valley, Sarasota
About:
An in-depth look at a radical jihadist and his family in Syria.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to theatres and to VOD this Friday, November 16:
THE LAST RACE
Director:
Michael Dweck
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Hamptons, Hot Springs Doc, Gold Coast, Florida, Denver, Virginia
About:
An exploration of a once-thriving but now vanishing subculture of stock car racing in Long Island.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Festival:
The 31st IDFA
Dates:
November 14-25
About:
Yesterday’s post on the largest documentary festival in the world covered its competitive sections, while today’s looks at non-competitive programming. Continue reading
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Festival:
The 31st IDFA
Dates:
November 14-25
About:
The world’s largest nonfiction event welcomes new artistic director Orwa Nyrabia with this edition, showcasing nearly 160 new and recent documentary features. Because of the size of the event, this overview is split in two, with today’s post covering the competition sections and tomorrow’s the non-competitive strands. Continue reading
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Coming to HBO tonight, Monday, November 12:
THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
Director:
Nathaniel Kahn
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, True/False, CPH:DOX, Provincetown, New Zealand, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Athens, Adelaide
About:
A privileged look into the intersection of high art and commerce.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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