Continuing my look at this year’s Sundance doc features: TRAPPED, Dawn Porter’s investigation of the war against reproductive health clinics.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: TRAPPED
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On TV: CARTEL LAND
Coming to A&E tonight, Monday, January 4: CARTEL LAND
Matthew Heineman’s visceral exploration of Mexican cartel violence had its world premiere at Sundance last year, where it won two awards. It went on to screen at Nantucket, DOC NYC, True/False, Full Frame, Dallas, Sarasota, Tribeca, IFF Boston, Documenta, Docville, Seattle, Sydney, Human Rights Watch, AFI Docs, and Sheffield, among others. The film has been shortlisted for the Documentary Feature Academy Award.
My pre-Sundance doc profile may be found here.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: SUITED
Week two of my Sundance doc preview begins: SUITED, Jason Benjamin’s profile of custom tailors serving gender non-conforming clients.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: NUTS!
The final 2016 Sundance doc profile for the week: NUTS!, Penny Lane’s curious animated tale of 20th century medical quackery and shameless self-promotion.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: NEWTOWN
Next up in my 2016 Sundance doc profiles: NEWTOWN, Kim A Snyder’s poignant profile of a small town as it reckons with an unparalleled tragedy.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: LIFE, ANIMATED
Day four of my Sundance preview begins: LIFE, ANIMATED, Roger Ross Williams’ portrait of an autistic man’s transformative connection to Disney films.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: KIKI
Heading into the second half of the US Documentary Competition: KIKI, Sara Jordenö’s profile of NYC’s vibrant LGBTQ youth ballroom scene.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE
Marking the end of the first half of the US Documentary Competition: Robert Greene’s KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE, in which an actress investigates the complex and tragic history of her latest role.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: JIM
Beginning day three of my Sundance 2016 doc profiles: JIM, Brian Oakes’ intimate chronicle of the life and death of photojournalist James Foley.
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2016 Sundance Docs in Focus: HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD (AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE)
Wrapping up my second day of Sundance documentary profiles: HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD (AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE), Josh Fox’s far-ranging consideration of survival in the face of planetary transformation.
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