Category Archives: Sundance

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.

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.