Welcoming back another alumna to the festival, Documentary Premieres sees Jennifer Siebel Newsom debut THE MASK YOU LIVE IN, which explores the impact of narrow definitions of masculinity on boys and the men they grow up to be. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE MASK YOU LIVE IN
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In Theatres: GIUSEPPE MAKES A MOVIE
Coming to NYC’s Anthology Film Archives tonight, Thursday, January 15: GIUSEPPE MAKES A MOVIE
Adam Rifkin’s behind-the-scenes look at outsider filmmaker Giuseppe Andrews debuted at Hot Docs last year. It went on to screen at Los Angeles Film Festival, Rooftop Films, Houston Cinema Arts Festival, Hot Springs, Atlantic, and Poland’s New Horizons. In conjunction with the theatrical run of the documentary, Anthology will also hold screenings of two of Andrews’ lo-fi works.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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87th Oscars: Best Documentary Feature Nominees
The Best Documentary Feature Oscar finalists were announced this morning, together with all the other categories – the entire list of nominees will be posted by the Academy here. The documentaries are listed below. Congratulations to all the nominees – including one Sundance alum and four DOC NYC Short List titles!
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
Congrats also to the Documentary Shorts nominees:
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JOANNA
OUR CURSE
THE REAPER (LA PARKA)
WHITE EARTH
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK
Brett Morgen returns to Park City to bring his latest film to the Documentary Premieres section: KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK, an in-depth, intimate portrait of the iconic Nirvana frontman. Continue reading
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New York Jewish Film Festival 2015: Documentary Overview
Beginning tonight, Wednesday, January 14, and running through Thursday, January 29, the 24th edition of the New York Jewish Film Festival will unspool at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. A co-presentation of The Jewish Museum and the Film Society, this year’s festival will feature more than 30 new and retrospective feature films, as well as shorts and special programs, of which eleven are nonfiction, noted below: Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST
The 2015 Sundance Documentary Premieres reach the halfway point with Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn’s IN FOOTBALL WE TRUST, which follows the professional football dreams of four Polynesian teenagers. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE HUNTING GROUND
Sundance alum Kirby Dick exposes the epidemic of campus sexual assaults in Documentary Premieres title THE HUNTING GROUND. Continue reading
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
Today’s 2015 Sundance doc profiles wrap up with another alumnus returning to the Documentary Premieres section: Alex Gibney’s GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF, an exposé of the workings of the Church of Scientology. Continue reading
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On DVD: FINDING FELA
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 13: FINDING FELA
Alex Gibney’s tribute to the Nigerian music legend made its premiere at Sundance last year. The doc went on to screen at Montclair, Sydney, Martha’s Vineyard, and Seattle, among others, and to have a limited theatrical and VOD release.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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2015 Sundance Docs in Focus: FRESH DRESSED
Next up, Documentary Premieres looks back to the early days of hip hop culture’s intersection with fashion: Sacha Jenkins’ FRESH DRESSED.
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