Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Friday, July 1 and to Los Angeles and other cities later this summer: CRIME AFTER CRIME

Yoav Potash’s film is an indepth and emotional exploration of Deborah Peagler’s case – a battered woman who was sent to life in prison for the murder of her abuser. After its world premiere at Sundance, it’s been recognized with awards at San Francisco and Washington DC.

I covered the film in a post before its world premiere here.

Note: Filmmakers and special guests from the film are scheduled to be present for Q&As for the opening weekend at the IFC Center, and at select screenings around the country.

Coming to POV next Tuesday, June 28: MY PERESTROIKA

Robin Hessman’s portrait of the last generation of Soviet era Russians had a wildly successful festival run, beginning at Sundance in 2010, and went on to a limited theatrical release this spring.

I posted about the film before its theatrical release here.

To find out more about the POV screening on PBS, click here.

Coming to HBO for its cable premiere this Monday, June 27: HOT COFFEE

Attorney Susan Saladoff made her filmmaking debut at Sundance this year, where she secured a coveted deal with HBO for HOT COFFEE, a shocking exploration of the ways ordinary citizens have been duped into supporting tort reform, thereby gravely limiting our ability to use the civil justice system to our advantage against corporate wrongdoing. Since January, her documentary has traveled the festival circuit extensively, most recently winning the Grand Jury Documentary Award at Seattle.

I profiled the film before Sundance here.

Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Wednesday, June 22 (and expanding to other cities through the rest of the summer): IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT

Director Marshall Curry and Co-Director Sam Cullman premiered this potent exploration of radical environmentalism at Sundance this year, where it picked up the fest’s Documentary Editing Award. It picked up additional awards at Dallas, Nashville, and Santa Cruz.

My pre-Sundance profile of the film is here.

Coming to NYC’s Angelika Film Center and to the brand new Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at the Film Society of Lincoln Center as its inaugural first-run release this Friday, June 17: PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES

Andrew Rossi premiered his behind-the-scenes look at our nation’s premiere newspaper this January at Sundance (with a slightly longer subtitle) and has taken it to a number of other festivals leading up to its theatrical release this week.

For my pre-Sundance profile on the film, click here.

The doc will expand to additional cities through the end of July – for additional locations and dates, click here.

Coming to NYC’s IFC Center next Friday, June 17: BUCK

Having taken the festival circuit by storm since its world premiere at Sundance in January, where it took home the US Documentary Audience Award, Cindy Meehl’s profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for the Horse Whisperer, comes to NYC for its theatrical run.

For my pre-Sundance take on the film, click here.

Coming to NY and Washington DC Landmark cinemas next Friday, June 3: THE LAST MOUNTAIN

Director Bill Haney’s environmentally focused film zeroes in on controversial coal mining practices and the activists who are working to prevent them. Following its exclusive engagements in NY and DC, the doc is expanding to select cities through the rest of the summer. For my take on the film before its world premiere at Sundance, click here.