Documentary Premieres continues with a look at comedy history: Douglas Tirola’s DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION
Documentary Premieres welcomes back Sundance alumnus Stanley Nelson with his newest film: THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION, the definitive account of the influential Black nationalist organization. Continue reading
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On DVD/VOD: THE CASE AGAINST 8
Coming to VOD today, Monday, January 12 and to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13: THE CASE AGAINST 8
Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s behind-the-scenes look at the Supreme Court fight over marriage equality debuted at Sundance last year, claiming a directing award. Its circuit also included SXSW, DOC NYC, Nantucket, Cleveland, DOXA, Hot Docs, Sarasota, and Dallas, among others. The Oscar shortlisted doc now comes to iTunes and to DVD.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: BEAVER TRILOGY PART IV
Moving over to this year’s Documentary Premieres section: Brad Besser’s chronicle of a cult classic, BEAVER TRILOGY PART IV.
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE VISIT
This week’s Sundance doc profiles open with the final film of the 2015 World Cinema Documentary Competition: From Denmark, Michael Madsen’s THE VISIT, a speculative run-through of first contact. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: SEMBENE!
The penultimate contender in this year’s World Cinema Documentary Competition hails from Senegal/USA: Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman’s SEMBENE!, a tribute to the acclaimed African filmmaker. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE RUSSIAN WOODPECKER
Next up in the World Cinema Documentary Competition is the sixth and final UK production: Chad Gracia’s THE RUSSIAN WOODPECKER, a secret history of the Chernobyl disaster. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: PERVERT PARK
The 2015 Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition continues: From Sweden/Denmark, Frida Barkfors and Lasse Barkfors’ PERVERT PARK, an up-close portrait of a community of sex offenders. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: LISTEN TO ME MARLON
Today’s third Sundance profile is the fifth of six UK productions in this year’s World Cinema Documentary Competition: Stevan Riley’s LISTEN TO ME MARLON, an assessment of Marlon Brando’s life and career through his own words. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
The second half of the 2015 Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition sees the world premiere of Jerry Rothwell’s Day One film HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD, from the UK/Canada, an exploration of the origins of Greenpeace. Continue reading
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