THE GOOD POSTMAN
Tonislav Hristov explores Europe’s refugee crisis through the lens of a Bulgarian village’s mayoral election.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Finland/Bulgaria
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THE GOOD POSTMAN
Tonislav Hristov explores Europe’s refugee crisis through the lens of a Bulgarian village’s mayoral election.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Finland/Bulgaria
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Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
WHOSE STREETS?
Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis present an on-the-ground look at the Ferguson uprising.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3: NEWTOWN
Director:
Kim A Snyder
Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, SXSW, Full Frame, AFI Docs, Cleveland, Camden, Melbourne, BAMcinemaFest, Bentonville
About:
A small community reckons with the aftermath of a tragedy.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
WATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST
Marina Zenovich uncovers the long-standing battle that’s being waged for control of the most precious of natural resources.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
Special Program:
The New Climate
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UNREST
Jennifer Brea gives viewers a candid look at life with a debilitating and widely misunderstood medical condition.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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TROPHY
Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau explore the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
Special Program:
The New Climate
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STRONG ISLAND
Yance Ford interrogates the 1992 murder of his brother, which went unprosecuted, and its personal aftermath.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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STEP
Amanda Lipitz profiles members of an African-American Baltimore high school stepping team as they pursue their goals of higher education.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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QUEST
Jonathan Olshefski presents a longitudinal portrait of an African-American family in North Philly.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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NOBODY SPEAK: HULK HOGAN, GAWKER AND TRIALS OF A FREE PRESS
Brian Knappenberger investigates the erosion of the freedom of the press in the face of financial inequity.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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