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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: WATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST

water & powerWATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST
Marina Zenovich uncovers the long-standing battle that’s being waged for control of the most precious of natural resources.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

Special Program:
The New Climate
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On TV: BY SIDNEY LUMET

by_sidney_lumetComing to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3: BY SIDNEY LUMET

Director:
Nancy Buirski

Premiere:
Cannes 2015

Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Jerusalem, Deauville, Full Frame, Traverse City, Austin, Mumbai, the Hamptons, Jewish fests in Atlanta, Toronto, and Philadelphia

About:
An appreciation of the noted film director.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: UNREST

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Jennifer Brea gives viewers a candid look at life with a debilitating and widely misunderstood medical condition.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: TROPHY

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Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau explore the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition

Special Program:
The New Climate
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: STRONG ISLAND

strong islandSTRONG ISLAND
Yance Ford interrogates the 1992 murder of his brother, which went unprosecuted, and its personal aftermath.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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On TV/DVD: BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS

best and most beautifulComing to PBS’s Independent Lens this coming Monday, January 2 and to DVD on Tuesday, January 3: BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS

Garrett Zevgetis’ coming of age portrait of a young blind woman had its premiere at SXSW this year. Screenings followed at Hot Docs, Camden, Margaret Mead, Mill Valley, Florida, IFFBoston, Dallas, Bentonville, Philadelphia, Denver, and IndieBo.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: STEP

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Amanda Lipitz profiles members of an African-American Baltimore high school stepping team as they pursue their goals of higher education.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: QUEST

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Jonathan Olshefski presents a longitudinal portrait of an African-American family in North Philly.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: NOBODY SPEAK: HULK HOGAN, GAWKER AND TRIALS OF A FREE PRESS

nobody speakNOBODY SPEAK: HULK HOGAN, GAWKER AND TRIALS OF A FREE PRESS
Brian Knappenberger investigates the erosion of the freedom of the press in the face of financial inequity.

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US Documentary Competition
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2017 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE NEW RADICAL

new radicalTHE NEW RADICAL
Adam Bhala Lough profiles two crypto-anarchists as they face off against systems of control.

Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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