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Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky present a striking visual chronicle of human impact on the planet.
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Spotlight
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky present a striking visual chronicle of human impact on the planet.
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On DVD: ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY MIND
photo by Mark Sennet
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ursula Macfarlane presents a privileged look at Harvey Weinstein’s alleged history of abuse.
Festival Section:
Documentary Premieres
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