Amy Berg returns to the Documentary Premieres section with her newest project: PROPHET’S PREY, an investigation into the rise and fall of fundamentalist sect leader Warren Jeffs. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: PROPHET’S PREY
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On DVD: THE GREEN PRINCE
Coming to DVD this coming Tuesday, January 20: THE GREEN PRINCE
Nadav Schirman’s exploration of the unexpected partnership between Israeli’s Shin Bet and the son of a Hamas leader made its bow at Sundance last year, winning the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award. Further festival play followed at Human Rights Watch, San Francisco Jewish, Dallas Jewish, Seattle, Sarasota, Moscow, DocAviv, and Atlantic.
I previously profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
Next up in Documentary Premieres is Sundance alumnus Greg Whiteley’s MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED, a re-evaluation of America’s approach to education. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE MASK YOU LIVE IN
Welcoming back another alumna to the festival, Documentary Premieres sees Jennifer Siebel Newsom debut THE MASK YOU LIVE IN, which explores the impact of narrow definitions of masculinity on boys and the men they grow up to be. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK
Brett Morgen returns to Park City to bring his latest film to the Documentary Premieres section: KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK, an in-depth, intimate portrait of the iconic Nirvana frontman. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST
The 2015 Sundance Documentary Premieres reach the halfway point with Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn’s IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST, which follows the professional football dreams of four Polynesian teenagers. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE HUNTING GROUND
Sundance alum Kirby Dick exposes the epidemic of campus sexual assaults in Documentary Premieres title THE HUNTING GROUND. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
Today’s 2015 Sundance doc profiles wrap up with another alumnus returning to the Documentary Premieres section: Alex Gibney’s GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF, an exposé of the workings of the Church of Scientology. Continue reading
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On DVD: FINDING FELA
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 13: FINDING FELA
Alex Gibney’s tribute to the Nigerian music legend made its premiere at Sundance last year. The doc went on to screen at Montclair, Sydney, Martha’s Vineyard, and Seattle, among others, and to have a limited theatrical and VOD release.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: FRESH DRESSED
Next up, Documentary Premieres looks back to the early days of hip hop culture’s intersection with fashion: Sacha Jenkins’ FRESH DRESSED.
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