Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to VOD this Friday, October 13:
CITY OF GHOSTS

Director:
Matt Heineman

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Tribeca, CPH:DOX, San Francisco, Hot Docs, Jeonju, Sheffield, AFI Docs, Jerusalam, Seattle, Montclair, Traverse City

About:
A courageous group of citizen journalists risk their lives to expose the truth behind ISIS.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 6:
BENDING THE ARC

Directors:
Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Sheffield, San Francisco, Telluride Mountainfilm, Montclair, Miami, Berkshire, Greenwich

About:
Three health care advocates develop a groundbreaking, lifesaving community health model.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to VOD tomorrow, Friday, October 6:
AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL

Directors:
Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Cannes, AFI Docs, Biografilm

About:
The follow-up to the Academy Award-winning AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres this Friday, October 6:
DINA

Directors:
Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, True/False, Full Frame, SF Jewish, Seattle, Sheffield, Sun Valley, Sarasota

About:
A profile an unforgettable woman as she seeks to realize her desires.

My pre-Sundance look at the doc may be found here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 3:
TOKYO IDOLS

Director:
Kyoko Miyake

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Nashville, Docville, Hot Docs, DOXA, Documentary Edge

About:
An examination of sexuality and social media popularity via a distinctly Japanese popular culture phenomenon.

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

Coming to theatres and to VOD tomorrow, Friday, September 29:
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 CNN this Sunday, September 24:
LEGION OF BROTHERS

Director:
Greg Barker

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Minneapolis-St Paul

About:
Green Berets relate their secret missions to overthrow the Taliban after 9/11.

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

Coming to DVD this Sunday, September 24:
WATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST

Director:
Marina Zenovich

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Washington DC Environmental

About:
An investigation into the long-standing battle that’s being waged for control of the most precious of natural resources.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres this Friday, September 22:
UNREST

Director:
Jennifer Brea

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Sheffield, CPH:DOX, SXSW, RiverRun, Cleveland, Nashville, New Zealand, Melbourne

About:
A personal and candid look at life with a debilitating and widely misunderstood medical condition.

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

Already in SF Bay Area theatres, and coming to NYC/LA this Friday, September 22:
THE FORCE

Director:
Peter Nicks

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, True/False, Full Frame, Seattle, Human Rights Watch, BAMcinemaFest, Melbourne, Cleveland, San Francisco, Sarasota

About:
An immersion into the beleaguered Oakland Police Department as it attempts to reform its scandal-ridden image.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.