Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to DVD and VOD today, Tuesday, September 6: THE ROYAL ROAD

Jenni Olson’s essay on memory, history, and butch identity made its bow at Sundance last year. Screenings have also included Minneapolis St Paul, Art of the Real, BAFICI, Nashville, San Francisco, Seattle, Galway, Dokufest Kosovo, Vancouver, Wroclaw’s American, Napa Valley, Goteborg, and LGBT tests all over the world.

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

Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, September 6: NUTS!

Penny Lane’s subversive look at an eccentric self-made man premiered at Sundance earlier this year, where it picked up an award. Its festival circuit also included Nantucket, Hot Docs, San Francisco, BAMcinemaFest, Rotterdam, Ashland, Durban, Sarasota, Ashland, Cleveland, BAFICI, Seattle, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Bucheon, New Zealand, and Deauville.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to DVD this Friday, September 2: WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?

Liz Garbus’ portrait of the iconic performer made its bow at Sundance last year. Screenings followed at Nantucket, DOC NYC, True/False, San Francisco, Hot Docs, and Montclair, among other events. The film was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.

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

Coming to CNN this Thursday, September 1: HOLY HELL

Will Allen’s reflection of life in a cult premiered at Sundance this year. Its fest circuit also included Hot Docs, Nashville, Montclair, Minneapolis-St Paul, DocAviv, Martha’s Vineyard, and Biografilm, among others.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to VOD today, Friday, August 26: HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD (AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE)

Josh Fox’s personal exploration of climate change debuted at Sundance earlier this year. Its fest circuit has also included Hot Docs, Cleveland, Thin Line, and environmental fests in San Francisco, Washington DC, Princeton, and Yale.

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

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, August 23: WEINER

Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s immersive look at an infamous political campaign had its world premiere at Sundance this year, where it won a grand jury prize. Screenings followed at True/False, New Directors/NewFilms, Hot Docs, Full Frame, Sarasota, RiverRun, Nashville, IFF Boston, San Francisco, Montclair, and Sydney, among other events.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24: KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE

Robert Greene’s provocative exploration of performance and empathy made its debut at Sundance this year, where it won a special jury prize. The film went on to screen at Nantucket, Berlin, True/False, Indielisboa, DocAviv, Sydney, BAMcinemaFest, New Zealand, Melbourne, and Sydney.

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

Coming to theatres and VOD today, Friday, August 19: LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD

Werner Herzog’s far-ranging musings on the impact of the web debuted at Sundance earlier this year. Its fest circuit has also included Nantucket, San Francisco, Seattle, Cleveland, AFI Docs, BAMcinemaFest, Florida, Traverse City, and Hot Docs.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres today, Wednesday, August 17: WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel’s chronicle of the clash between indigenous activists and Peru’s power elite debuted at Sundance earlier this year, where it picked up a special jury award. Additional screenings included Nantucket, Documenta Madrid, Riverrun, Minneapois-St Paul, Hot Docs, Montclair, Human Rights Watch, Sheffield, Shanghai, AFI Docs, and Docufest Kosovo.

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