Category Archives: Sundance

On VOD: PAGE ONE

Available on VOD starting today, January 18: PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES

Andrew Rossi’s year-long look at the workings of the paper of record premiered at Sundance last year. It had a healthy festival run, enjoyed a limited theatrical release, and was released on DVD last Fall. It now comes to iTUNES, Amazon Instant Video, and Netflix streaming.

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

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On DVD: SHUT UP LITTLE MAN!

Coming to DVD next Tuesday, January 24: SHUT UP LITTLE MAN! AN AUDIO MISADVENTURE

Matthew Bate brought his excavation of an underground viral phenomenon to Sundance last year. It enjoyed a limited theatrical release as well as VOD release last Fall.

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

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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: WEST OF MEMPHIS

Closing out this year’s Documentary Premieres: WEST OF MEMPHIS, Amy Berg’s investigation into the case of the West Memphis Three and their grassroots supporters.

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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNDER AFRICAN SKIES

The Documentary Premieres section hosts Sundance alumnus Joe Berlinger: UNDER AFRICAN SKIES revisits Paul Simon’s legendary South African album and the controversy that surrounded it.

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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP

The legendary Ice-T brings his feature directorial debut to the 2012 Documentary Premieres section: With co-director Andy Baybutt, SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP delves into the influences and creative process of hip hop.

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On DVD/VOD: HELL AND BACK AGAIN

Coming to DVD and VOD next Tuesday, January 24: HELL AND BACK AGAIN

Danfung Dennis picked up two awards from his documentary feature debut about a soldier’s return from war, which premiered at Sundance last year. Its run on the festival circuit included stops at Full Frame, Hot Docs, Sheffield, Edinburgh, and Silverdocs, and it had a limited theatrical release last Summer. It made the Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary.

I wrote about the film before Sundance here.

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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: A FIERCE GREEN FIRE

Beginning the second half of the 2012 Documentary Premieres: Mark Kitchell’s expansive chronicle of environmental activism, A FIERCE GREEN FIRE

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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: ETHEL

Marking the end of the first half of this year’s Documentary Premieres: Rory Kennedy’s portrait of her mother, ETHEL

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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE D WORD: UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA

An often misunderstood learning disability is the focus of the next title screening in Documentary Premieres: James Redford’s THE D WORD: UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA

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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Next in Documentary Premieres: BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Stacy Peralta’s look back at his seminal 1980s skateboarding team.

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