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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.

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US Documentary Competition
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: KUSAMA – INFINITY

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KUSAMA – INFINITY
Heather Lenz presents a thoughtful look at the life and art of the celebrated queen of polka dots.

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US Documentary Competition
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: KAILASH

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KAILASH
Derek Doneen profiles one man’s tireless mission to end child slavery.

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US Documentary Competition
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: INVENTING TOMORROW

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INVENTING TOMORROW
Laura Nix profiles several international students pursuing answers to environmental issues in their science fair projects.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

Special Program:
The New Climate
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING

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HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING
RaMell Ross rewrites familiar representational tropes of race, region, and class in this impressionistic portrait of two young African American men in the American South.

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US Documentary Competition
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: HAL

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HAL
Amy Scott celebrates maverick director Hal Ashby.

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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE DEVIL WE KNOW

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THE DEVIL WE KNOW
Stephanie Soechtig and co-director Jeremy Seifert uncover a corporation’s widespread use of dangerous chemicals, despite their known impact on human health.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

Special Program:
The New Climate
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: DARK MONEY

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DARK MONEY
Kimberly Reed reveals the dangerous impact of Citizens United on Montana’s politics.

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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: CRIME + PUNISHMENT

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CRIME + PUNISHMENT
Stephen Maing chronicles the efforts of whistleblowing police officers to expose a corrupt NYPD.

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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: BISBEE ’17

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BISBEE ’17
Robert Greene confronts a dark episode in a small border town’s history, 100 years later.

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US Documentary Competition
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