Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction series tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13 (first two episodes) and to Netflix this Friday, March 16 (all six episodes):
WILD WILD COUNTRY

Directors:
Chapman Way and Maclain Way

Premiere:
Sundance 2018

About:
An Indian spiritual community attempts to take over a small Oregon town.

I profiled the docuseries before Sundance here.

New to DVD this week:
TROPHY

Directors:
Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
SXSW,CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Dallas, Encounters, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Moscow, Sun Valley, Montclair

About:
An exploration of the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres today, Wednesday, February 28:
DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN?

Director:
Travis Wilkerson

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
True/False, Locarno, Camden, New York, Denver, Rotterdam

About:
The filmmaker interrogates an obscured incident from his family’s past involving the murder of an African American man.

I profiled the film before Sundance here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, February 27:
QUEST

Director:
Jonathan Olshefski

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, True/False, New Directors/New Films, Cleveland, RiverRun, Nashville, Ashland, Hot Docs, Dallas, DOXA,

About:
A longitudinal portrait of an African-American family in North Philly.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to VOD via Netflix today, Monday, February 26:
WINNIE

Director:
Pascale Lamche

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Encounters, Hot Docs, Sheffield, Doclisboa, Seattle, Sydney, Biografilm, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Vancouver, Warsaw

About:
A profile of polarizing South African political leader and activist Winnie Mandela.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens this coming Monday, February 19 and to DVD on Tuesday, February 20:
TELL THEM WE ARE RISING: THE STORY OF BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Director:
Stanley Nelson

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Documentary Fortnight, Full Frame, Hot Springs Doc, Pan African, Toronto Black, American Black, Blackstar, African Diaspora, Rio, Milwaukee, Heartland, Freep, RiverRun, Bentonville, Montclair, Maryland

About:
An exploration of the pivotal role played by historically Black institutions of higher learning in American society.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, February 6:
TAKE EVERY WAVE: THE LIFE OF LAIRD HAMILTON

Director:
Rory Kennedy

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Sarasota, San Sebastian, Newport Beach, Full Frame, SF DocFest

About:
A portrait of the iconoclastic athlete who revolutionized big wave surfing.

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

Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction series tomorrow, Tuesday, February 6 and to theatres and Netflix this Friday, February 9:
SEEING ALLRED

Directors:
Sophie Sartain and Roberta Grossman

Premiere:
Sundance 2018

About:
A candid portrait of controversial women’s rights advocate Gloria Allred.

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

Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens today, Monday, February 5:
WINNIE

Director:
Pascale Lamche

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Encounters, Hot Docs, Sheffield, Doclisboa, Seattle, Sydney, Biografilm, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Vancouver, Warsaw

About:
A profile of polarizing South African political leader and activist Winnie Mandela.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to Showtime tomorrow, Friday, February 2:
THE TRADE

Director:
Matthew Heineman

Premiere:
Sundance 2018

About:
A gripping docuseries examining America’s opioid epidemic through multiple perspectives in the chain, from growers to users to law enforcement.

I profiled the series before Sundance here.