Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to NYC’s DCTVscreening series tonight, Monday, September 16 and to theatres this Wednesday, September 18:
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.

Coming to theatres via Fathom for a special one-night only event tonight, Monday, September 16 before opening in New York/Los Angeles this Friday, September 20:
THE GAME CHANGERS

Director:
Louie Psihoyos

World Premiere:
Sundance 2018

Select Festivals:
Berlin, Hot Docs, Thessaloniki Doc, Mountainfilm, Boulder, Washington DC Environmental, EarthxFilm

About:
An exploration of the misconceptions and truths about plant-based diets.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 13:
MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS

Director:
Irene Taylor Brodsky

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Portland, AFI Docs, Mountainfilm, Martha’s Vineyard, Provincetown

About:
A personal meditation on deafness through the experiences of the filmmaker’s son, her parents, and Beethoven.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to theatres this Friday, September 6:
RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS

Director:
Janice Engel

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
SXSW, San Francisco, AFi Docs, Seattle, Full Frame, Minneapolis-St Paul, 51 Fest

About:
An appreciation of the late liberal Texas journalist and personality.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to Hulu this coming Monday, September 2:
UNTOUCHABLE

Director:
Ursula Macfarlane

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
51 Fest, Melbourne, Sydney. Traverse City, Sheffield, Seoul Women’s

About:
A candid, insider’s look at Harvey Weinstein’s alleged history of abuse.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to CNN this Sunday, August 25:
HALSTON

Director:
Frédéric Tcheng

Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Tribeca, Seattle, Montclair, Sarasota

About:
An exploration of the life and legacy of America’s first celebrity designer.

My pre-Sundance doc profile may be found here.

Coming to theatres today, Friday, August 23:
MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL

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.

Coming to theatres and to Hulu tomorrow, Friday, August 23:
JAWLINE

Director:
Liza Mandelup

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, CPH:DOX, San Francisco, Sheffield, Thin Line Doc, BAMcinemaFest, Munich, New Zealand

About:
A portrait of a hopeful young online personality and the machine that drives success in this strange new world.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to theatres and to Netflix tomorrow, Wednesday, August 21:
AMERICAN FACTORY

Directors:
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, Tribeca, Sheffield, Full Frame, San Francisco, Cleveland, Sarasota, RiverRun, Ashland, Seattle, Documentary Edge, Biografilm, AFI Docs, Sydney, Traverse City

About:
An observational portrait of the culture clash that results when an Ohio factory is opened by a Chinese company.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.