Category Archives: Sundance

On DVD: ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY MIND

photo by Mark Sennet

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 22:
ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY MIND

Director:
Marina Zenovich

Premiere:
Sundance 2018

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Karlovy Vary, San Francisco, Provincetown, Martha’s Vineyard

About:
A revealing look at the life and career of the late comedian/actor.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: WALDEN

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WALDEN
Daniel Zimmermann traces the journey of lumber across the world in a series of 360° sequences.

Festival Section:
New Frontier
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On TV: RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD

Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, January 21:
RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD

Directors:
Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Edinburgh, Thessaloniki Doc, Cleveland, Florida, DOXA, DOK Fest Munich, Docs Against Gravity, Seattle, Big Sky Doc, Biografilm, Sydney, AFI Docs, In-Edit, Traverse City

About:
A celebration of the unheralded Native roots of popular music.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: AQUARELA

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AQUARELA
Victor Kossakovsky travels around the world to immerse audiences in an exploration of water in its many forms.

Festival Section:
New Frontier
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE ELEPHANT QUEEN

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THE ELEPHANT QUEEN
Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble track a pachyderm matriarch as she leads her family through the African savannah.

Festival Section:
Kids
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN

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MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN
Alexandre O Philippe presents an expansive film essay on the origins of ALIEN.

Festival Section:
Midnight
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE INFILTRATORS

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THE INFILTRATORS
Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra construct a hybrid docufiction project detailing the mission of undocumented youth to be detained by Border Patrol.

Festival Section:
NEXT
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: WORDS FROM A BEAR

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WORDS FROM A BEAR
Jeffrey Palmer explores the work and influence of Pulitzer Prize-winning author, N Scott Momaday.

Festival Section:
Documentary Premieres
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNTOUCHABLE

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UNTOUCHABLE
Ursula Macfarlane presents a privileged look at Harvey Weinstein’s alleged history of abuse.

Festival Section:
Documentary Premieres
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM

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TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders profiles the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning literary icon.

Festival Section:
Documentary Premieres
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