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Alex Gibney examines the high-profile rise and fall of discredited health tech company Theranos.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY
Alex Gibney examines the high-profile rise and fall of discredited health tech company Theranos.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: HALSTON
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Frédéric Tcheng explores the life and legacy of America’s first celebrity designer.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE GREAT HACK
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Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim present a disturbing investigation into data and privacy in the modern digital age.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE BRINK
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Alison Klayman follows Steve Bannon’s right-wing barnstorming efforts after his departure from the White House.
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Documentary Premieres
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: ASK DR RUTH
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ASK DR RUTH
Ryan White profiles the world-famous sex therapist and Holocaust survivor, Dr Ruth Westheimer.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: STIEG LARSSON: THE MAN WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
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Henrik Georgsson details the dangerous life of the posthumously bestselling crime author.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Sweden
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: SHOOTING THE MAFIA
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Kim Longinotto profiles an acclaimed Sicilian photographer and her lifetime bravely bearing witness to the Mafia’s crimes.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Ireland/USA
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: SEA OF SHADOWS
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Richard Ladkani captures efforts to save an endangered whale species caught in the crossfire of a lucrative black market battle.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Austria
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: MIDNIGHT TRAVELER
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Hassan Fazili, his wife, and their two daughters face an uncertain road to asylum when they are forced to flee Afghanistan.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
USA/Qatar/UK/Canada
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Sundance 2019: Final Additional Programming Announced
This post is a pointer to the fifth and final lineup announcement for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Additional selections in the Documentary Premieres and Special Events, sections have just been announced and may be found here.
Previous lineup announcements include the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids; Indie Episodic, Special Events, and Shorts; New Frontier; and previous late additions.
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