Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to CNN this Thursday, November 7: PANDORA’S PROMISE

Robert Stone’s re-evaluation of nuclear power made its world premiere at Sundance this year. Since then, the doc has screened at True/False, Full Frame, Stranger Than Fiction, as well as several universities before its limited theatrical release this Summer.

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

Coming to DVD this coming Tuesday, November 5: THE GREEN WAVE

Ali Samadi Ahadi’s meditation on Iran’s 2009 Green Revolution debuted at Hamburg in 2010. It went on to screen at IDFA, Sundance, San Francisco, Planete Doc Review, Human Rights Watch, Edinburgh, Jerusalem, and Vancouver, among others, and to enjoy a limited theatrical release.

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

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, November 1: RUNNING FROM CRAZY

Barbara Kopple’s look at the legacy of mental illness on a celebrated family had its world premiere at Sundance this year. Its festival circuit has included Sundance London, Tribeca, Nantucket, Hamptons, Provincetown, Camden, Full Frame, and Sarasota, among others. After opening at NYC’s Angelika this weekend, OWN expands the film to Los Angeles and San Francisco next week, with Chicago to follow later in the month.

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

Coming to NYC’s Film Forum tomorrow, Friday, October 25: THE SQUARE (AL MIDAN)

Jehane Noujaim’s immersive story of Egypt’s ongoing struggle for democracy had its world premiere in an early form at Sundance this year, winning an audience award. She continued to film and edit the film, bringing a revised version to premiere at Toronto last month, where it once again won an audience award. The doc will expand to Los Angeles theatres next week.

I previously profiled the earlier version of the doc prior to Sundance here.

Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Friday, October 25 and to JCC in Manhattan’s CineMatters series this Sunday, October 27: WHEN I WALK

Jason DaSilva’s chronicle of experiencing the onset of multiple sclerosis made its debut at Sundance at the beginning of the year. It went on to screen at Hot Docs, where it won Best Canadian Feature, as well as at Sarasota, NY Asian American, Milwaukee, LA’s Arclight Doc Fest, Vancouver, Hot Springs, Heartland, Margaret Mead, and Poland’s New Horizons American Film Festival. The film expands to Los Angeles next week.

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

Coming to CNN tomorrow, Thursday, October 24: BLACKFISH

Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s investigation into the plight of captive orcas had its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It has gone on to screen at Nantucket, Seattle, Sarasota, Vancouver, Provincetown, AFI Docs, Miami, Moscow, Melbourne, and Sydney, among others, and to enjoy a limited theatrical release this Summer.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to HBO for their Fall documentary series this Monday, October 21: LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM

Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine’s portrait of the effects of a rare disease on a family debuted at Sundance this year. The film has gone on to win awards at Nantucket, Mountainfilm, Woods Hole, Rhode Island, and Heartland, with additional screenings at Martha’s Vineyard, AFI Docs, and Boulder, among others.

I previously profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres this Friday, October 18: BLOOD BROTHER

Steve Hoover’s profile of his best friend, a caretaker of Indian orphans with HIV, debuted earlier this year at Sundance, where it claimed both jury and audience awards for best US documentary film. It went on to screen at Thessaloniki Doc, Heartland, Milwaukee, Nantucket, Big Sky, Little Rock, and New Zealand, among others.

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

Coming to theatres this Friday, October 18, with a sneak preview at BAM tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15 : AMERICAN PROMISE

Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s epic chronicle of education and the young African-American male had its world premiere earlier this year at Sundance, where it won a special jury award. Its fest circuit has included the New York Film Festival, Full Frame, and Hot Springs, among others.

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

Coming to DVD next Tuesday, October 15: DIRTY WARS

Richard Rowley’s Jeremy Scahill-led investigation into America’s secret wars made its world premiere at Sundance this year, winning the documentary cinematography award. It’s gone on to screen at True/False, IFF Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Traverse City, Melbourne, and New Zealand, among others, and to enjoy a limited theatrical release.

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