Coming to VOD via Hulu today, Friday, March 6:
HILLARY
Director:
Nanette Burstein
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Berlin
About:
A revealing portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
I profiled the docuseries before Sundance here.
Coming to VOD via Hulu today, Friday, March 6:
HILLARY
Director:
Nanette Burstein
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Berlin
About:
A revealing portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
I profiled the docuseries before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance

photo by Ross McDonnell
Director:
Matthew Heineman
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
An investigation into human smuggling, sex trafficking, and the plight of migrants.
I profiled the docuseries before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance

photo by Guy Le Querrec
Director:
Stanley Nelson
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
Sydney, Miami, Cleveland, Atlanta, RiverRun, Montclair, Krakow, Seattle, Munich, Indielisboa, Tallgrass, Milwaukee,
About:
An expansive portrait of the life and work of the jazz pioneer.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance

photo by Washington Post
Director:
Jacqueline Olive
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Full Frame, RiverRun, Dallas, Salem, Minneapolis-St Paul, Oxford, Sun Valley, Cleveland, Indie Grits, Atlanta, Freep, Florida, Thin Line, San Francisco, Bentonville, Provincetown, AFI Docs, BlackStar
About:
An interrogation of the disturbing, lasting legacy of lynching in America.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance

photo by Jeff Dolen
Directors:
James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
A look back at a stranger-than-fiction true crime tale of fast food and fraud.
My pre-Sundance profile of the docuseries may be found here.
Note: Pure Nonfiction will screen episodes 3 and 4 as a sneak preview.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, February 4:
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER
Director:
Beniamino Barrese
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Cartagena, DokuFest, Docs Against Gravity, Transilvania, Shanghai, Munich, Biografilm, MakeDox, Taipei, Frameline
About:
The filmmaker films his mother as she plans to leave the modern world behind.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance

MCMILLION$ | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jeff Dolen
Directors:
James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
A look back at a stranger-than-fiction true crime tale of fast food and fraud.
My pre-Sundance profile of the docuseries may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
The winners of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival were announced at an awards ceremony this past Saturday night, which also included the public reveal of Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program head Tabitha Jackson as the festival’s new Festival Director, replacing longtime head John Cooper. The 2020 ceremony may be viewed in full here. A list of the awards follows: Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival begins tonight, Thursday, January 23, and runs through Sunday, February 2. w(n)td will be on hiatus for the duration while I’m busy with my responsibilities as a Programming Associate for the festival. Regular daily weekday posting will resume on Monday, February 3.
To catch up with Sundance doc programming, here are links to my series of 2020 Sundance documentary profiles, divided by festival section:
US Documentary Competition
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Documentary Premieres

OKAVANGO: RIVER OF DREAMS (DIRECTOR’S CUT) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Beverly Joubert
Next
New Frontier
Spotlight
Special Events
Indie Episodic
From the Collection
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance

MISS AMERICANA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Director:
Lana Wilson
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
A revealing look at acclaimed pop star Taylor Swift.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance