Tuesday’s Sundance doc preview closes with: MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES, Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey’s exploration of the life and work of the controversial photographer.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD
Next up in today’s Sundance Film Festival documentary profiles: LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD, Werner Herzog’s meditation on the Internet.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: FILM HAWK
Continuing my preview of Sundance documentaries: FILM HAWK, JJ Garvine and Tai Parquet’s portrait of beloved film industry vet Bob Hawk.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: EAT THAT QUESTION – FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS
Today’s Sundance doc previews wrap up: EAT THAT QUESTION – FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS, Thorsten Schütte’s revealing look at the outspoken musician.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: BECOMING MIKE NICHOLS
Moving on from the competition categories, my Sundance previews continue with the first film in the Documentary Premieres section: BECOMING MIKE NICHOLS, Douglas McGrath’s appreciation of the legendary filmmaker.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
My third week of Sundance previews open with the final film of the World Cinema Documentary Competition: From Peru, Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel’s WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE details a contentious battle between development and conservation.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: WE ARE X
My second week of Sundance doc profiles wraps up with today’s third film, the penultimate entry in the World Doc competition: From UK/USA/Japan, WE ARE X, Stephen Kijak’s profile of the glam metal powerhouse band X Japan.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: TICKLED
Next up, the second of today’s Sundance doc profiles: From New Zealand, TICKLED, David Farrier and Dylan Reeve’s most unusual journalistic investigation.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: SONITA
The first of today’s three Sundance world doc profiles: From Germany/Iran/Switzerland, SONITA, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami’s intimate collaboration with an Iran-based Afghani teenager and her fledgling hip hop dreams.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: SKY LADDER: THE ART OF CAI GUO-QIANG
This year’s Day One film representing the World Doc section brings today’s profiles to a close: SKY LADDER: THE ART OF CAI GUO-QIANG, Kevin Macdonald’s look at the life and work of one of China’s most celebrated artists.
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