Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 5: RICH HILL

Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo’s sensitive look at the lives of three rural boys premiered at Sundance, winning the US Documentary Grand Jury Prize. It went on to screen at DOC NYC, Nantucket, True/False, Dallas, Cleveland, Sarasota, and Ashland, among others. In NYC, PBS’s abrupt change of Independent Lens’ (and POV’s) schedule away from its traditional Primetime WNET/Thirteen placement has been postponed for at least four months thanks to the concerns of independent documentary filmmakers and audience members.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, December 12: WE ARE THE GIANT

Greg Barker’s portrait of Arab Spring activists made its bow at Sundance this year. It has gone on to screen at Nantucket, Hot Docs, IDFA, Heartland, Docuwest, Hawaii, and AFI Docs, among others.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to CNN tomorrow, Thursday, December 11: DINOSAUR 13

Todd Miller’s look at a custody battle over fossil remains had its world premiere at Sundance this year. Other fest engagements have included Traverse City, Sydney, Melbourne, and its local setting of the Black Hills. After a theatrical and VOD release, the film now makes its broadcast debut.

I previously profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres this Friday, December 5: CONCERNING VIOLENCE

Göran Hugo Olsson’s revisitation of colonialism in Africa had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance. It went on to screen at Berlin, Goteborg, Hong Kong, Planete+ Doc, Sydney, BAMcinemaFest, Sarajevo, Busan, New Zealand, Vancouver, CPH:DOX, and IDFA, among others.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.