Reaching the halfway point in 2013’s Documentary Premieres: Robert Stone’s PANDORA’S PROMISE, a radical re-examination of nuclear energy.
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2013 Sundance Docs in Focus: PANDORA’S PROMISE
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On DVD: CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT
Coming to DVD next Tuesday, January 15: CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT
Yung Chang’s look at China’s economic development through the lens of sports made its debut at Sundance a year ago. Since then it has screened at Hot Docs, Sheffield, and Silverdocs, among others, in addition to a limited theatrical release.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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On VOD: ME @THE ZOO_
Coming to VOD next Tuesday, January 15: ME @THE ZOO_
Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch’s profile of a YouTube phenomenon made its world premiere at Sundance a year ago. After screening at additional fests, including True/False and Provincetown, it was broadcast on HBO. FilmBuff releases the doc on iTunes, Amazon, Movies on Demand, among other VOD/digital options.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
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2013 Sundance Docs in Focus: MUSCLE SHOALS
The first of two love letters to two very different music recording studios wraps up today’s Documentary Premieres profiles: Greg “Freddy” Camalier’s MUSCLE SHOALS
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2013 Sundance Docs in Focus: LINSANITY
Documentary Premieres goes behind the scenes of a sports sensation, before the fame: Evan Jackson Leong’s LINSANITY
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2013 Sundance Docs in Focus: HISTORY OF THE EAGLES PART ONE
Today’s Documentary Premieres profiles kicks off with a portrait of one of the seminal bands of the 1970s: Alison Ellwood’s HISTORY OF THE EAGLES PART ONE
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On DVD: THE OTHER DREAM TEAM
Coming to DVD next Tuesday, January 15: THE OTHER DREAM TEAM
Marius Markevicius’ look back at the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic basketball team premiered at Sundance last year. Its festival circuit included Dallas, Newport Beach, and Seattle before a limited theatrical release.
I wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
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2013 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE CRASH REEL
The next entry in Documentary Premieres welcomes back a four-time Sundance alum: Lucy Walker’s THE CRASH REEL, the story of snowboarder Kevin Pearce.
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2013 Sundance Docs in Focus: ANITA
Heading into the first title in this year’s Documentary Premieres section: Freida Mock’s ANITA, a reflection on Anita Hill’s testimony about Clarence Thomas upon his Supreme Court nomination and its lasting impact.
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2013 Sundance Docs in Focus: WHO IS DAYANI CRISTAL?
Today’s first profile covers the final film in the 2013 World Cinema Documentary Competition: From the UK, Marc Silver’s WHO IS DAYANI CRISTAL?, powerful, humanistic look at the impact of US immigration south of the border.
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