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Penny Lane explores the separation of church and state through the unlikely rise of the Satanic Temple.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: HAIL SATAN?
Penny Lane explores the separation of church and state through the unlikely rise of the Satanic Temple.
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On DVD: DAUGHTERS OF THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 1:
DAUGHTERS OF THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS
Director:
Dana Adam Shapiro
Premiere:
SXSW 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, USA, Tallgrass, Sarasota, Lighthouse
About:
An insider’s look at the legendary cheerleading squad.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME
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AJ Eaton presents a remarkably candid, warts and all portrait of the rock and roll legend.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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In Theatres: GENESIS 2.0
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, January 2:
GENESIS 2.0
Director:
Christian Frei
Co-Director:
Maxim Arbugaev
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Locarno, IDFA, Zurich, Docs Against Gravity, Sarasota
About:
Siberian hunters and international scientists attempt to resurrect the woolly mammoth.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: BEDLAM
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Kenneth Paul Rosenberg exposes the sobering truth behind America’s failure to properly care for the mentally ill over the past half century.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: APOLLO 11
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Todd Douglas Miller revisits the historic manned space mission to the Moon through exclusive, immersive footage.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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On DVD: EATING ANIMALS
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 1:
EATING ANIMALS
Director:
Christopher Quinn
Premiere:
Telluride 2017
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Docs Against Gravity
About:
An exploration of the impact of factory farming on our food production.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: AMERICAN FACTORY
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Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert present an observational portrait of an Ohio factory run by a Chinese company.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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On TV & DVD: LOVE, GILDA
Coming to CNN and to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 1:
LOVE, GILDA
Director:
Lisa D’Apolito
Premiere:
Tribeca 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Montclair, AFI Docs, San Francisco Jewish, Boston Jewish, Seattle, Sidewalk
About:
An intimate, personal portrait of the legendary Gilda Radner.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2019 Sundance Docs in Focus: ALWAYS IN SEASON
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Jacqueline Olive interrogates the disturbing, lasting legacy of lynching in America.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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