This post is a pointer to the fourth lineup announcement for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Additional selections in the Premieres, Midnight, Special Events, and From the Collection sections have just been announced and may be found here.
Previous lineup announcements include the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids; Indie Episodic, Special Events, and Shorts; and New Frontier.
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New to DVD this week:
MATANGI/MAYA/MIA
Director:
Stephen Loveridge
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Berlin, True/False, CPH:DOX, New Directors/New Films, Docs Against Gravity, Biografilm, Sydney, New Zealand, Melbourne, Helsinki, Zurich, Seattle
About:
An insider perspective on the life and career of popular musician MIA.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short Subject shortlists today. Congratulations to all the filmmakers – in particular all of the Sundance, DOC NYC, and Nantucket Film Festival alumni represented.
The official lists are below, with links to my previous coverage, where applicable. The final nominees will be announced on January 22.
Documentary Feature:
CHARM CITY
COMMUNION
CRIME + PUNISHMENT
DARK MONEY
THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS
FREE SOLO
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING
MINDING THE GAP
OF FATHERS & SONS
ON HER SHOULDERS
RBG
SHIRKERS
THE SILENCE OF OTHERS
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
Documentary Short Subject:
’63 BOYCOTT
BLACK SHEEP
END GAME
LIFEBOAT
LOS COMANDOS
MY DEAD DAD’S PORNO TAPES
A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN
PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.
WOMEN OF THE GULAG
ZION
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, December 11:
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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This post is a pointer to the third lineup announcement for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. This year’s selections in the New Frontier section may be found here.
Already announced are the films in the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids sections, as well as the Indie Episodic, Special Events, and Shorts lineups.
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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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