Canadian filmmaker Denis Côté brings one of two documentaries to this year’s New Frontier on-screen offerings: BESTIAIRE, an experimental, observational study of animals and people.
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: BESTIAIRE
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS
This year’s Park City at Midnight section’s sole documentary: SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS, Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s look at the last two days in the life of LCD Soundsystem.
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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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