Category Archives: Sundance

January 3, 2018 · 1:31 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE CLEANERS

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THE CLEANERS
Moritz Riesewieck and Hans Block give voice to the hidden figures who police social media.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Germany/Brazil
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January 3, 2018 · 12:01 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: ANOTE’S ARK

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ANOTE’S ARK
Matthieu Rytz intimately chronicles the consequences of climate change on a disappearing island nation.

Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition

Country:
Canada

Special Program:
The New Climate
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January 2, 2018 · 3:02 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS

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THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
Tim Wardle reveals the stranger than fiction tale of triplets separated at birth.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 2, 2018 · 1:31 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE SENTENCE

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THE SENTENCE
Rudy Valdez reveals the personal impact of mandatory minimum laws on his own family.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 2, 2018 · 12:01 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: SEEING ALLRED

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SEEING ALLRED
Sophie Sartain and Roberta Grossman craft a candid profile of the controversial women’s rights advocate.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 2, 2018 · 10:30 AM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING

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THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
Nathaniel Kahn offers a privileged look into the intersection of high art and commerce.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 1, 2018 · 3:02 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: ON HER SHOULDERS

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ON HER SHOULDERS
Alexandria Bombach chronicles the efforts of a young woman to advocate for her people on the global stage.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 1, 2018 · 1:31 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: MINDING THE GAP

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MINDING THE GAP
Bing Liu crafts a sensitive, personal portrait of a group of longtime friends.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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January 1, 2018 · 12:46 PM

On TV: 500 YEARS

Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, January 1:
500 YEARS

Director:
Pamela Yates

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Human Rights Geneva, Human Rights Watch London, Ashland, Full Frame, Seattle, Human Rights Watch New York

About:
The completion of a 35-year trilogy focused on the resistance of Guatemala’s indigenous Mayan population.

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January 1, 2018 · 12:01 PM

2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE LAST RACE

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THE LAST RACE
Michael Dweck explores a once-thriving but now vanishing subculture of stock car racing in Long Island.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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