Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, October 11: LIFE, ANIMATED

Roger Ross Williams’ coming of age portrait of a young autistic man bowed at Sundance this year, where it won an award. Its fest circuit also included Nantucket, True/False, Hot Docs, Tribeca, Full Frame, San Francisco, DocAviv, Transilvania, Sundance London, Los Angeles, Sheffield, and Sydney. It was recently announced as part of DOC NYC’s Short List.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to theatres this Friday, October 7: NEWTOWN

Kim A Snyder’s look at the aftermath of an unthinkable tragedy debuted at Sundance at the start of the year. Screenings followed at Nantucket, SXSW, Full Frame, AFI Docs, Cleveland, Camden, Melbourne, BAMCinemaFest, and Bentonville, among others.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to Independent Lens tonight Monday, October 3: BEST OF ENEMIES

Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon’s review of the contentious Buckley/Vidal debates debuted at Sundance last year. Screenings followed at DOC NYC, Nantucket, BAMcinemaFest, AFI Docs, Outfest, San Francisco, SXSW, Hot Docs, Full Frame, Srasota, Miami, and IFF Boston, among others.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, September 27: EAT THAT QUESTION: FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS

Thorsten Schütte’s profile of the outspoken, media-savvy musician premiered at Sundance earlier this year. It went on to screen at Berlin, Montclair, New Zealand, Traverse City, Sarajevo, and Asbury Park.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, September 27: CITY OF GOLD

Laura Gabbert’s look at Jonathan Gold’s love of culinary Los Angeles premiered at Sundance last year. Its fest circuit also included DOC NYC, SXSW, Melbourne, Napa Valley, Vancouver, Traverse City, deadCENTER, Provincetown, Newport Beach, AFI Docs, New Zealand, and Montclair, among others.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, September 27: HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO

Alexandra Shiva’s look at a rite of passage experienced by youth on the autism spectrum debuted at Sundance last year. Screenings followed at Nantucket, AFI Docs, Melbourne, Margaret Mead, Nashville, deadCENTER, and Full Frame, among other events.

My pre-Sundance doc profile may be found here.

Coming to theatres and to Netflix today, Friday, September 23: AUDRIE & DAISY

Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk’s examination of the impact of online bullying on teenage sexual assault victims premiered at Sundance this year. Screenings followed at San Francisco, Hot Docs, Traverse City, Melbourne, and Montclair, among others. In addition to its theatrical and Netflix release, free community and university screenings have been set up across the country.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, September 23: THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT

Robert Cannan and Ross Adam’s tale of a dictator’s cinephilia bowed at Sundance earlier this year. Screenings followed at Berlin, Cleveland, RiverRun, IFF Boston, Sarasota, Seattle, DocAviv, and Docs Against Gravity.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, September 20: LIFE, ANIMATED

Roger Ross Williams’ portrait of communication via animated films debuted at Sundance earlier this year, where it picked up an award. It went on to screen at Nantucket, True/False, Hot Docs, Tribeca, Full Frame, Montclair, San Francisco, DocAviv, Transilvania, Sundance London, Los Angeles, Sheffield, and Sydney, among other events.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, September 20: THE BLACKOUT EXPERIMENTS

Rich Fox’s immersive look at a popular horror experience premiered at Sundance earlier this year. It went on to screen at horror and other genre events, as well as the Sydney Underground Film Festival.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.