Category Archives: Sundance

JUDY BLUME FOREVER
The radical honesty of the books by young adult fiction pioneer Judy Blume changed the way millions of readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up, but also led to critical battles against book banning and censorship.

Director/Producer:
Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok

Producers:
Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Marcella Steingart

Festival Section:
Premieres

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IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL
Blending 40 years of home movies, film archives, and intimate present-day vérité, a poignant reflection from Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of iconic folk rock duo Indigo Girls. A timely look into the obstacles, activism, and life lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big.

Director/Producer:
Alexandria Bombach

Producers:
Kathlyn Horan, Jess Devaney, Anya Rous

Festival Section:
Premieres

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INVISIBLE BEAUTY
Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity.

Director/Producer:
Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng

Producer:
Lisa Cortés

Festival Section:
Premieres

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FOOD AND COUNTRY
America’s policy of producing cheap food at all costs has long hobbled small independent farmers, ranchers, and chefs. Worried for their survival, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches out across political and social divides to uncover the country’s broken food system and the innovators risking it all to transform it.

Director/Producer:
Laura Gabbert

Producers:
Ruth Reichl, Paula P Manzanedo, Caroline Libresco, Lisa Remington

Festival Section:
Premieres

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THE DEEPEST BREATH
A champion freediver and expert safety diver seemed destined for one another despite the different paths they took to meet at the pinnacle of the freediving world. A look at the thrilling rewards — and inescapable risks — of chasing dreams through the depths of the ocean.

Director:
Laura McGann

Producers:
John Battsek, Sarah Thomson, Jamie D’Alton, Anne McLoughlin

Festival Section:
Premieres

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DEEP RISING
The fate of the planet’s last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is under threat as a secretive organization is about to allow massive extraction of seabed metals to address the world’s energy crisis.

Director/Producer:
Matthieu Rytz

Festival Section:
Premieres

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THE TUBA THIEVES
From 2011 to 2013, tubas were stolen from Los Angeles high schools. This is not a story about thieves or missing tubas. Instead, it asks what it means to listen.

Director/Producer:
Alison O’Daniel

Producer:
Rachel Nederveld

Festival Section:
NEXT

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KOKOMO CITY
Four Black transgender sex workers explore the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, while confronting issues long avoided.

Director/Producer:
D Smith

Producers:
Harris Doran, Bill Butler

Festival Section:
NEXT

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KING COAL
The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal miner’s daughter exploring the region’s dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty, as her community sits on the brink of massive change.

Director/Producer:
Elaine McMillion Sheldon

Producers:
Shane Boris, Diane Becker, Peggy Drexler

Festival Section:
NEXT

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KIM’S VIDEO
Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.

Directors/Producers:
David Redmon, Ashley Sabin

Producers:
Deborah Smith, Dale Smith, Francesco Galavotti, Rebecca Tabasky

Festival Section:
NEXT

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