WATER & 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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Coming 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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UNREST
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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TROPHY
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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STRONG 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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Coming 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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STEP
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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QUEST
Jonathan Olshefski presents a longitudinal portrait of an African-American family in North Philly.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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NOBODY 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.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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THE 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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