Like Marina Abramovic in her MoMA performance, the subject of the next title in the 2012 Sundance US Documentary Competition offers himself up for public scrutiny: Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch’s ME @THE ZOO_ examines Internet celebrity through the perspective of Britney Spears’ biggest fan, Chris Crocker.
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: ME @THE ZOO_
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: MARINA ABRAMOVIC THE ARTIST IS PRESENT
Next up in the 2012 Sundance US Documentary Competition: MARINA ABRAMOVIC THE ARTIST IS PRESENT, Matthew Akers’ in-depth exploration of the acclaimed performance artist and her creative process.
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: LOVE FREE OR DIE
Continuing my spotlight on the second half of titles in the 2012 Sundance US Documentary Competition: LOVE FREE OR DIE, Macky Alston’s portrait of gay Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson.
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE INVISIBLE WAR
My look at the 2012 Sundance US Documentary Competition passes the halfway point with Kirby Dick’s powerful exposé of rape in the US military: THE INVISIBLE WAR
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
David France’s revisiting of the grassroots efforts to find effective treatment for AIDS is the next film in my profiling of Sundance’s US Documentary Competition: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
The next US Documentary Competition title finds Sundance alumnus Eugene Jarecki returning to Park City: THE HOUSE I LIVE IN examines the unqualified disaster that is America’s War on Drugs.
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: FINDING NORTH
My rundown of the 2012 Sundance US Documentary Competition continues with: FINDING NORTH, Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush’s compelling exploration of poverty and food insecurity in the US.
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: ESCAPE FIRE
The next US Documentary Competition title in my profe of the upcoming Sundance doc slate: ESCAPE FIRE: THE FIGHT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE, Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke’s far-reaching exploration of the US healthcare system.
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: DETROPIA
My look at Sundance 2012′s US Documentary Competition continues with returning filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady: DETROPIA, the story of a city, its decline, and its uncertain future.
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2012 Sundance Docs in Focus: CHASING ICE
Continuing my doc-by-doc look at Sundance 2012: Jeff Orlowski’s US Documentary Competition title CHASING ICE, which follows the efforts of an acclaimed photographer to document climate change.
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