BORN INTO BROTHELS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman capture several children of prostitutes living in Calcutta as they learn photography.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: BORN INTO BROTHELS
Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman capture several children of prostitutes living in Calcutta as they learn photography.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNTITLED PIZZA MOVIE
UNTITLED PIZZA MOVIE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jonathan Kovel
David Shapiro revisits a long-unfinished project to make sense of the passing of his friend and collaborator.
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Indie Episodic
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On DVD: MIDNIGHT TRAVELER
Coming to DVD next Tuesday, January 28:
MIDNIGHT TRAVELER
Director:
Hassan Fazili
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
Berlin, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Docaviv, DocumentaMadrid, DOXA, Sheffield, Thessaloniki, True/False, Doc Edge, RiverRun, Seattle, Montclair, Biografilm, San Francisco, Salem, Sydney
About:
The filmmaker, his wife, and their two daughters face an uncertain road to asylum when they are forced to flee Afghanistan.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: CITY SO REAL
CITY SO REAL | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Steve James
Steve James crafts an expansive portrait of modern-day Chicago against the backdrop of a contentious mayoral race and police trial.
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Indie Episodic
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME
WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Bryant Fisher
Andrew Fried chronicles the development of the improv hip-hop performance group.
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Special Events
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE TRADE (SEASON TWO)
THE TRADE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Ross McDonnell
Matthew Heineman explores human smuggling, sex trafficking, and the plight of migrants.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: SIEMPRE, LUIS
SIEMPRE, LUIS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Carlos Garciade Dios
John James profiles Lin-Manuel Miranda’s father.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: MCMILLION$
MCMILLION$ | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jeff Dolen
James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte revisit the stranger-than-fiction true crime tale of fast food and fraud.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: MAX RICHTER’S SLEEP
MAX RICHTER’S SLEEP | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Rahi Rezvani
Natalie Johns immerses the viewer in the making of an eight-hour piece to be experienced during sleep.
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On DVD: ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
photo by Edward Burtynsky
ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
Directors:
Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky
World Premiere:
Toronto 2018
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Berlin, Cleveland, Washington DC Enviro, Calgary, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Doc10, Docs Against Gravity, Sydney, Sheffield, Revelation Perth, Melbourne Doc, DokuFest
About:
A striking visual chronicle of human impact on the planet.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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