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2023 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: A COMMON SEQUENCE

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A COMMON SEQUENCE
An interconnected look at tradition, colonialism, property, faith, and science, as seen through labor practices that link an endangered salamander, mass-produced apples, and the evolving fields of genomics and machine learning.

Directors/Producers:
Mary Helena Clark, Mike Gibisser

Producer:
Graciela Guerrero-Reyes

Festival Section:
New Frontier

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On VOD: LOUDMOUTH

Coming to VOD today, Friday, January 13:
LOUDMOUTH

Director:
Josh Alexander

World Premiere:
Tribeca 2022

About:
A disruptive spotlight on Reverend Al Sharpton – the pastoral prodigy turned political firebrand turned media establishment figure.

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2023 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: STILL: A MICHAEL J FOX MOVIE

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STILL: A MICHAEL J FOX MOVIE
The improbable tale of a short kid from a Canadian army base who became the darling of 1980s Hollywood — only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?

Director/Producer:
Davis Guggenheim

Producers:
Annetta Marion, Jonathan King, Will Cohen

Festival Section:
Premieres

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2023 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS

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PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS
A galvanizing look at actor, model, and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power. Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.

Director:
Lana Wilson

Producers:
Christine O’Malley, Jack Turner

Festival Section:
Premieres

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2023 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: PLAN C

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PLAN C
A hidden grassroots organization doggedly fights to expand access to abortion pills across the United States keeping hope alive during a global pandemic and the fall of Roe v Wade.

Director/Producer:
Tracy Droz Tragos

Festival Section:
Premieres

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Streaming: FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG

Coming to OVID tomorrow, Friday, January 13:
FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG

Director:
Mark Rappaport

World Premiere:
Toronto 1995

Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, Thessaloniki, Karlovy Vary, Cleveland

About:
Ill-fated actress Jean Seberg – portrayed by Mary Beth Hurt – reflects on her life as illustrated through her work in this creative exploration of film history and women’s place within it.

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2023 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: MURDER IN BIG HORN

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MURDER IN BIG HORN
The deaths of a group of Native American women in rural Montana are the focus as Native families, journalists, and local law enforcement reveal a violent crisis set in motion almost 200 years ago.

Director/Producer:
Razelle Benally

Director:
Matthew Galkin

Producers:
Ivan Macdonald, Ivy Macdonald

Festival Section:
Premieres

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Streaming: ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES

Coming to OVID tomorrow, Friday, January 13:
ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES

Director:
Mark Rappaport

World Premiere:
NYC theatrical release (June 1992)

Select Festivals:
Toronto, Thessaloniki, Busan

About:
A subversive essay film exploring the queer subtext in the oeuvre of the publicly closeted Hollywood icon.

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2023 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: JUDY BLUME FOREVER

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JUDY BLUME FOREVER
The radical honesty of the books by young adult fiction pioneer Judy Blume changed the way millions of readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up, but also led to critical battles against book banning and censorship.

Director/Producer:
Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok

Producers:
Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Marcella Steingart

Festival Section:
Premieres

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2023 Sundance Don’t Miss Docs: IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL

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IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL
Blending 40 years of home movies, film archives, and intimate present-day vérité, a poignant reflection from Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of iconic folk rock duo Indigo Girls. A timely look into the obstacles, activism, and life lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big.

Director/Producer:
Alexandria Bombach

Producers:
Kathlyn Horan, Jess Devaney, Anya Rous

Festival Section:
Premieres

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