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Beniamino Barrese films his mother as she plans to leave the modern world behind.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Italy
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER
Beniamino Barrese films his mother as she plans to leave the modern world behind.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD
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Mads Brügger investigates the possibility of foul play in the 1961 death of the United Nations Secretary-General.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Belgium
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: ADVOCATE
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Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche explore the Israeli justice system through a passionate Israeli attorney working for Palestinian defendants.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Israel/Canada/Switzerland
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: WHERE’S MY ROY COHN?
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Matt Tyrnauer reveals the dark influence of the Machiavellian attorney on today’s polarized political landscape.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNTITLED AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY
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Ben Berman attempts to document the life of a terminally-ill magician.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: TIGERLAND
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Ross Kauffman profiles efforts to reverse the decimation of Asia’s wild tiger population.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: PAHOKEE
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Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan follow four teenagers through their senior year of high school in the Florida Everglades.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: ONE CHILD NATION
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Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang bravely expose the unseen consequences of China’s one-child policy.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS
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Irene Taylor Brodsky presents a personal meditation on deafness through the experiences of her son, her parents, and Beethoven.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: MIKE WALLACE IS HERE
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Avi Belkin explores the evolution of television journalism through the life and work of the legendary 60 MINUTES correspondent.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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