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Matt Tyrnauer revisits the meteoric rise and crushing fall of the legendary NYC nightclub.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: STUDIO 54
Matt Tyrnauer revisits the meteoric rise and crushing fall of the legendary NYC nightclub.
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On TV: I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, January 15:
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
Director:
Raoul Peck
Premiere:
Toronto 2016
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, New Orleans, New York Film Festival, the Hamptons, Chicago, Virginia, AFI Fest, Philadelphia
Notable Recognition:
The doc was nominated for the Academy Awards.
About:
James Baldwin’s unfinished book on three key civil rights leaders prompts an all-too timely reflection on the state of race relations in America.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY MIND
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Marina Zenovich reveals the highs and lows of the late comedian/actor.
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On TV: TROPHY
Coming to CNN this Sunday, January 14:
TROPHY
Directors:
Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
SXSW,CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Dallas, Encounters, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Moscow, Sun Valley, Montclair
About:
An exploration of the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: RBG
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Betsy West and Julie Cohen profile the legendary, outspoken US Supreme Court Justice.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: QUIET HEROES
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Jenny Mackenzie, Jared Ruga, and Amanda Stoddard recognize the only doctor in the state of Utah who would treat patients with AIDS in the early years of the epidemic.
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2018 Cinema Eye Honors Winners
The 11th annual Cinema Eye Honors, recognizing achievements in non-fiction film from 2017, were celebrated at the Museum of the Moving Image at a ceremony last evening. Earlier this week, the organization announced its Legacy Award winner, Leon Gast’s WHEN WE WERE KINGS; as well as THE FLORIDA PROJECT as the winner of the Heterodox Award, which annually goes to a fiction film that incorporates nonfiction strategies; and ICARUS as the winner of the Hell Yeah! Prize, celebrated work that has had a significant, demonstrable real-world impact.
Below is the full list of winners announced at last night’s ceremony, which was hosted for the third year in a row by the very funny documentarian Steve James. I was happy to once again serve on the Nominations Committee. Congratulations to all the winners, nominees, and the Cinema Eye organizers.
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
STRONG ISLAND
Audience Choice Prize
JANE
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Yance Ford for STRONG ISLAND
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Lindsay Utz for QUEST
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Kareem Abeed, Stefan Kloos, and Søren Steen Jespersen for LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Andrew Ackerman and Jeff Orlowski for CHASING CORAL
Outstanding Acheivement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television
THE KEEPERS
Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
STRONG ISLAND
Outstanding Achievement in an Original Music Score
Philip Glass for JANE
Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation
Stefan Nadelman for LONG STRANGE TRIP
Spotlight Award
LOTS OF KIDS, A MONKEY AND A CASTLE
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
THE RABBIT HUNT
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: KING IN THE WILDERNESS
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Peter Kunhardt explores the final years of Martin Luther King Jr, against a backdrop of America’s social and political turmoil.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS
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Susan Lacy constructs a compelling portrait exploring the many facets of the living legend.
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2018 Sundance Docs in Focus: HALF THE PICTURE
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Amy Adrion surveys the current state of gender bias in Hollywood filmmaking.
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