Next up in Sundance’s 2015 US Documentary Competition: BEING EVEL, Daniel Junge’s chronicle of the life and legend of the famed daredevil. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: BEING EVEL
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: 3 1/2 MINUTES
My annual film-by-film look at the documentaries of the Sundance Film Festival begins here with the first film of the 2015 US Documentary Competition: 3 1/2 MINUTES, Marc Silver’s exploration of a tragic, unnecessary, racially-motivated murder. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus
The Sundance Film Festival will hold its 31st edition between January 22 and February 1, introducing audiences to many of the newest crop of films that will be making their way to theatres throughout 2015. Since 2011, I’ve profiled the feature documentaries in the lineup in advance of the festival to provide information about the films and their filmmakers and to share my excitement in their upcoming premieres. I’ll begin with the first few titles in the US Documentary Competition this coming Monday, and continue film-by-film, section-by-section, to cover the nearly 50 nonfiction offerings before the festival opens.
As a Documentary Programming Associate for Sundance, I want to make sure to note that these profiles are not reviews – instead, they simply include select background, noting past Sundance projects where applicable, and reasons why readers should seek the films out, either in Park City during the festival or at other upcoming festivals, in theatres, TV/cable, or on DVD/VOD. For a sample, check out last year’s, which began here.
I’ve also prepared a new Twitter list to give readers a look at the festival through the eyes of the Sundance filmmaking class of 2015.
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On TV: RICH HILL
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.
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Sundance 2015: Additional Programming Announced
The 2015 Sundance Film Festival has just announced a number of additional selections to the Premieres, Special Events, and New Frontier sections, while also revealing the lineups for Sundance Kids and this year’s From the Collection retrospective screening. The new programming may be found here.
Previously announced: US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions and NEXT; Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, and New Frontier; Premieres, Documentary Premieres, and Special Events; and Shorts.
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In Theatres: WE ARE THE GIANT
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.
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On Cable: DINOSAUR 13
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.
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Sundance 2015: Shorts Announced
This is the fourth pointer to the lineup announcements for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Just announced are the selections for Shorts programming, located here.
Previously announced: US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions and NEXT; Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, and New Frontier; and Premieres, Documentary Premieres, and Special Events.
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Sundance 2015: Premieres, Documentary Premieres & Special Events Announced
This is the third pointer to the lineup announcements for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Just announced are the selections for the Premieres, Documentary Premieres, and new Special Events section, located here.
The programming slate will wrap up this week with announcements revealing Sundance Kids and Shorts programming.
Announced last week: US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions and NEXT, and Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, and New Frontier.
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Sundance 2015: Spotlight, Park City at Midnight & New Frontier Announced
This post is a pointer to the second lineup announcement for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. This year’s selections in Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, and New Frontier may be found here.
The remaining non-competition feature sections, Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Sundance Kids, and the new Special Events, as well as Shorts, will be revealed in further announcements next week.
If you missed yesterday’s announcement, the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, plus NEXT, click here.
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