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Sophie Sartain and Roberta Grossman craft a candid profile of the controversial women’s rights advocate.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: SEEING ALLRED
Sophie Sartain and Roberta Grossman craft a candid profile of the controversial women’s rights advocate.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
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Nathaniel Kahn offers a privileged look into the intersection of high art and commerce.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: ON HER SHOULDERS
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Alexandria Bombach chronicles the efforts of a young woman to advocate for her people on the global stage.
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US Documentary Competition
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On DVD: THE CHALLENGE
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 2:
THE CHALLENGE
Director:
Yuri Ancarani
Premiere:
Locarno 2016
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Hot Docs, Edinburgh, SXSW, Dubai, New Directors/New Films, True/False, Thessaloniki Doc, Göteborg, Encounters, Taipei, Traverse City, Melbourne, Docs Against Gravity, Docaviv, San Francisco
About:
A privileged look at the lives of ultra-rich Qatari amateur falconers.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: MINDING THE GAP
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Bing Liu crafts a sensitive, personal portrait of a group of longtime friends.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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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.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE LAST RACE
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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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On TV: THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, January 1:
THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN
Director:
Jennifer M Kroot
Co-Director:
Bill Weber
Premiere:
SXSW 2017
Select Festivals:
Cleveland, DOXA, Ashland, Nashville, Montclair, Martha’s Vineyard, Oxford, Provicnetown, Galway, Frameline, Outfest, LGBT fests in Boston, Tel Aviv, San Diego, Vancouver, Hong Kong
About:
On the life and work of the acclaimed author of the TALES OF THE CITY series.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: KUSAMA – INFINITY
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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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Derek Doneen profiles one man’s tireless mission to end child slavery.
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US Documentary Competition
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