A THOUSAND CUTS | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Ramona S Diaz presents a chilling look at the assault on fundamental democratic freedoms in the Philippines.
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US Documentary Competition
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: A THOUSAND CUTS
Ramona S Diaz presents a chilling look at the assault on fundamental democratic freedoms in the Philippines.
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In Theatres: ADVOCATE
Coming to theatres today, Friday, January 3:
ADVOCATE
Directors:
Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Docaviv, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Sheffield, Thessaloniki Doc, Krakow, Human Rights Watch, Doc Edge, Philadelphia, Other Israel, United Nations Association, Antenna, UK Jewish, San Francisco Jewish
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
An exploration of the Israeli justice system through a passionate Israeli attorney working for Palestinian defendants.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: SPACESHIP EARTH
SPACESHIP EARTH | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Phillipe Plailly Science Photo Library
Matt Wolf reveals the strange but true story of the ill-fated Biosphere 2 project.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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Special Screenings: 2020 Oscars Spotlight: Documentaries
Coming to NYC’s IFC Center and AMC Empire 25 (as well as 19 other cities nationwide): Oscars® Spotlight: Documentaries
Continuing the initiative begun last year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, audiences in the following cities will have the opportunity to see all 15 of the official Documentary Feature shortlisted titles in theatres: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, McLean VA, Miami, Minneapolis, NYC, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle-Tacoma, St Louis, Tampa-St Pete, and Washington DC.
My previous coverage of the shortlist may be found here.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: MUCHO MUCHO AMOR
MUCHO MUCHO AMOR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Giovan Cordero
Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch revisit a long-missing and once world-famous Latinx television personality.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: THE FIGHT
THE FIGHT | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sean McGing
Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres profile several ACLU attorneys as they challenge the Trump administration’s assault on civil liberties.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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Special Screenings: CITY OF JOEL
Coming to NYC’s JCC Manhattan for several screenings beginning tomorrow, Friday, January 3:
CITY OF JOEL
Director:
Jesse Sweet
World Premiere:
Hamptons 2018
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Palm Springs, Jewish fests in San Francisco, Atlanta, Moscow, Rutgers, Boca Raton, Washington DC, and Phoenix
About:
An expansion plan by a Hasidic community leads to a turf war in a small New York town.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
Located in the town of Monroe, NY, just over 50 miles north of New York City, the village of Kiryas Joel claims one of the fastest-growing Hasidic communities in the US. When the secular residents of the larger township – already wary of their insular neighbors – learn of Kiryas Joel’s desire to annex adjacent land to address its population growth, this sets off a turf war with political, economic, and religious implications, echoing the divide within our nation as a whole.
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: FEELS GOOD MAN
FEELS GOOD MAN | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Kurt Keppeler and Christian Bruno
Arthur Jones traces the unpredictable development of an influential Internet meme.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by John Wakayama Carey
Kirsten Johnson approaches her father’s mortality with inventiveness and dark humor.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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2020 Sundance Docs in Focus: CRIP CAMP
CRIP CAMP | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Steve Honigsbaum
Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht chronicle the origins of America’s disability rights movement.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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