Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, August 9: WEINER

Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s behind-the-scenes look at an unfolding political scandal debuted at Sundance earlier this year, picking up a grand jury prize. The film went on to screen at True/False, New Directors/NewFilms, Hot Docs, Full Frame, Sarasota, RiverRun, Nashville, IFF Boston, San Francisco, Montclair, and Sydney, among other events.

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

Coming to theatres and to VOD tomorrow, Friday, August 5: RICHARD LINKLATER: DREAM IS DESTINY

Louis Black and Karen Bernstein’s tribute to the BOYHOOD filmmaker had its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year. The film also screened at SXSW, Kansas City, and Jerusalem, among other events.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to VOD today, Friday, July 29: HOLY HELL

Will Allen’s look back at a life spent in a cult had its world premiere at Sundance this year. It went on to screen at Hot Docs, Nashville, Montclair, Minneapolis-St Paul, DocAviv, Martha’s Vineyard, and Biografilm, among other events.

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

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, July 29: GLEASON

Clay Tweel’s profile of a pro football player’s determination in the face of ALS had its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year. Festival berths followed at Nantucket, Hot DocsSXSW, AFI Docs, Seattle, Montclair, IFF Boston, and Full Frame, among others.

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

Coming to DVD next Tuesday, July 26: THE RUSSIAN WOODPECKER

Chad Gracia’s investigation into the truth behind Chernobyl had its world premiere at Sundance last year, where it won the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize. Screenings followed at Nantucket, BAMcinemaFest, AFI Docs, Milwaukee, Zurich, and Sydney, among others.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres and to VOD tomorrow, Friday, July 22: THE BLACKOUT EXPERIMENTS

Rich Fox’s exploration of an infamous horror experience made its debut at Sundance this year. It has screened at genre/horror events since, and now becomes available through Gravitas.

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

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, July 19: OJ: MADE IN AMERICA

Ezra Edelman’s expansive look at OJ Simpson had its world premiere at Sundance this year. The film also screened at Hot Docs, Tribeca, and the Freep Film Festival before its broadcast debut last month.

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

Coming to Made in New York Media Center as part of IFP Screen Forward starting tomorrow, Friday, July 15: HOOLIGAN SPARROW

Nanfu Wang’s profile of an embattled human rights activist premiered at Sundance earlier this year. The film has gone on to screen at Nantucket, Hot Docs, Full Frame, Sheffield, Cleveland, Human Rights Watch, Nashville, Dallas, One World, Thessaloniki Doc, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Documenta Madrid, Encounters, and the upcoming Traverse City fests.

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