Coming to iTunes today, Monday, February 2, and to Netflix on Tuesday, February 17: THROUGH A LENS DARKLY: BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE EMERGENCE OF A PEOPLE
Thomas Allen Harris’ excavation of African-American photographic history debuted at Sundance last year. Its festival circuit has included Berlin, Santa Barbara, Montclair, Pan African, Atlanta, Boston LGBT, and Frameline, among several others.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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The 2015 edition of the Sundance Film Festival officially concludes today with a full day of screenings of the award winners announced at a ceremony last night. As this year’s festival wraps up, w(n)td will resume regular posting starting tomorrow, but until then, a summary of the awards announcement follows: Continue reading
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The 2015 Sundance Film Festival begins tonight, Thursday, January 22. My responsibilities as Programming Associate for the festival take priority for the duration of the festival, which runs through Sunday, February 1, so w(n)td will be on hiatus during this time, with normal, daily weekday posting resuming on Monday, February 2.
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To catch up with Sundance programming, here are my 2015 Sundance documentary profiles, divided by festival section:
US Documentary Competition
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THE WOLFPACK (pictured)
World Cinema Documentary Competition
THE AMINA PROFILE
THE RUSSIAN WOODPECKER (pictured)
Documentary Premieres
BEAVER TRILOGY PART IV
THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION
DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON
FRESH DRESSED (pictured)
GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
Park City at Midnight
THE NIGHTMARE
New Frontier
THE ROYAL ROAD
SAM KLEMKE’S TIME MACHINE (pictured)
Spotlight
6 DESIRES: DH LAWRENCE AND SARDINIA
Special Events
THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST (pictured)
From the Collection
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New to VOD this week: CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO
Robert Berger and Karlyn Michelson’s experimental performance hybrid doc debuted at Sundance in 2013. It also went on to screen at the New York Film Festival, DocPoint, AFI Fest, CPH:DOX, and Hamptons, among others. It now comes to iTunes with the assistance of the Sundance Institute’s #ArtistServices program, with more VOD platforms to follow.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
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The final profile for this year’s Sundance comes From the Collection, celebrating one of the most enduring documentaries about subcultures: PARIS IS BURNING, Jennie Livingston’s classic look at NYC’s drag ball culture. Continue reading
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The second of two nonfiction projects in the new Special Events section closes out today’s profiles: MISERY LOVES COMEDY, Kevin Pollak’s revealing look at stand-up comedy. Continue reading
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New to Sundance this year is the Special Events section, which includes two nonfiction projects. First up: A preview of the first episode of Andrew Jarecki’s new six-part HBO documentary series, THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST, about the reclusive real estate heir. Continue reading
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Winding down this year’s profiles, we turn to the only documentary offering in the Spotlight section: Mark Cousins’ latest essay film, 6 DESIRES: DH LAWRENCE AND SARDINIA, an exploration of the noted author. Continue reading
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The third and final New Frontier documentary closes out today’s profiles: Doug Aitken’s STATION TO STATION, an omnibus project exploring creativity on a cross-country train trip. Continue reading
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New Frontier’s second documentary offering takes a trip through time and space: SAM KLEMKE’S TIME MACHINE, by returning filmmaker Matthew Bate. Continue reading
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