Category Archives: Sundance

photo by Phillipe Plailly Science Photo Library

Director:
Matt Wolf

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

About:
The strange but true – and uncannily topical – story of the ill-fated Biosphere 2 project.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to HBO tonight, Tuesday, May 5:
NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND

Director:
Laurent Bouzereau

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

About:
A revisitation of the life and career of the three-time Oscar-nominated actress.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to virtual theatrical this Friday, May 1, partially benefitting the Museum of the Moving Image, among other theatres:
THE INFILTRATORS

Directors:
Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
SXSW, Hot Docs, Miami, NY Latino, Montclair, Calgary, Hawaii

About:
A hybrid docufiction project detailing the mission of undocumented youth to be detained by Border Patrol.

I profiled the film before Sundance here.

Coming to virtual theatrical today, Friday, April 24:
PAHOKEE

Directors:
Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, SXSW, San Francisco, DokuFest, Sarasota, Denver, Maryland, Hamptons, Visions du Reel, Miami, Encounters, Sidewalk, Montclair, Los Angeles Latino, Bentonville, IFF Boston, Ashland

About:
Four teenagers are followed through their senior year of high school in the Florida Everglades.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, March 30:
ONE CHILD NATION

Directors:
Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, True/False, Tribeca, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, Sheffield, Full Frame, AFI Docs, DOXA, San Francisco, Seattle, Doc10, Docville, Florida, Sarasota, Sydney, New Zealand, Montclair, Biografilm, Human Rights Watch

Notable Recognition:
The doc was shortlisted for the Academy Awards.

About:
An expose of the unseen consequences of China’s one-child policy.

I profiled the film before Sundance here.

New to OVID.tv this week:
THE SETTLERS

Director:
Shimon Dotan

Premiere:
Sundance 2016

Select Festivals:
New York, DocAviv, IDFA, Biografilm, Sheffield, SF Jewish, Bergen, Heartland

About:
A wide-reaching exploration of the impact of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories of the West Bank.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to Netflix today, Wednesday, March 25:
CRIP CAMP

Directors:
Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht

Premiere:
Sundance 2020

Select Festivals (including COVID 19-cancelled/postponed events):
Documentary Fortnight, True/False, San Francisco, Human Rights Watch London, ReelAbilities, Miami

About:
A chronicle of the origins of America’s disability rights movement.

My pre-Sundance doc profile may be found here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24:
SHOOTING THE MAFIA

Director:
Kim Longinotto

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Berlin, CPH:DOX, Docs Against Gravity, Biografilm, London, Vilnius, Zurich

About:
A portrait of an acclaimed Sicilian photographer and her lifetime bravely bearing witness to the Mafia’s crimes.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.