Coming to VOD today, Monday, January 12 and to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13: THE CASE AGAINST 8
Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s behind-the-scenes look at the Supreme Court fight over marriage equality debuted at Sundance last year, claiming a directing award. Its circuit also included SXSW, DOC NYC, Nantucket, Cleveland, DOXA, Hot Docs, Sarasota, and Dallas, among others. The Oscar shortlisted doc now comes to iTunes and to DVD.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Moving over to this year’s Documentary Premieres section: Brad Besser’s chronicle of a cult classic, BEAVER TRILOGY PART IV.
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This week’s Sundance doc profiles open with the final film of the 2015 World Cinema Documentary Competition: From Denmark, Michael Madsen’s THE VISIT, a speculative run-through of first contact. Continue reading
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Coming to PBS’s America ReFramed on the WORLD Channel tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13: TRASH DANCE
Andrew Garrison’s profile of vehicular choreography made its bow at SXSW in 2012, garnering a special jury mention. Screenings followed at New Orleans, Full Frame, Silverdocs, SF DocFest, DocuWest, Warsaw, Heartland, DOXA, Lincoln Center’s Dance on Camera, and Napa Valley, among others.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13: VESSEL
Diana Whitten’s exploration of the fight for reproductive rights on the high seas debuted at SXSW this Spring, where it picked up both a special jury prize and an audience award. Its fest circuit has also included Nantucket, DOC NYC, Hot Docs, Sheffield, Jerusalem, Sarasota, and IFF Boston.
I previously wrote about the film here.
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The penultimate contender in this year’s World Cinema Documentary Competition hails from Senegal/USA: Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman’s SEMBENE!, a tribute to the acclaimed African filmmaker. Continue reading
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Next up in the World Cinema Documentary Competition is the sixth and final UK production: Chad Gracia’s THE RUSSIAN WOODPECKER, a secret history of the Chernobyl disaster. Continue reading
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Coming to DVD this coming Tuesday, January 13: EXPEDITION TO THE END OF THE WORLD
Daniel Dencik’s Arctic Circle odyssey had its world premiere at CPH:DOX in 2012. Screenings followed at True/False, Docville, Thessaloniki Doc, Planete+ Doc, Karlovy Vary, Los Angeles, AFI Docs, and Traverse City, among others.
I included the doc in my True/False coverage here.
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The 2015 Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition continues: From Sweden/Denmark, Frida Barkfors and Lasse Barkfors’ PERVERT PARK, an up-close portrait of a community of sex offenders. Continue reading
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Today’s third Sundance profile is the fifth of six UK productions in this year’s World Cinema Documentary Competition: Stevan Riley’s LISTEN TO ME MARLON, an assessment of Marlon Brando’s life and career through his own words. Continue reading
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