The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month: >August 2 In Theatres WAR GAMESundance 2024 Director:Jesse Moss, Tony Gerber About:A bipartisan group of US defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations participate in ..read more

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month: >July 1 Streaming: Criterion Channel 32 SOUNDSSundance 2022 Courtesy Sundance Institute Director:Sam Green About:An immersive documentary and sensory film experience that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound and its power to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us. The film will be presented in its “live cinema” form, featuring live music and live narration. >July 8 On TV: POV IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?Sundance 2023 Courtesy of Sundance Institu ..read more

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month: >June 13 Streaming: OVID SOFTIESundance 2020 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sam Soko Director:Sam Soko About:A chronicle of the personal and professional challenges facing an idealistic Kenyan political activist as he decides to run for office. >June 24 On TV: POV KING COALSundance 2023 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Curren Sheldon Director:Elaine McMillion Sheldon About:The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its econ ..read more

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month: >May 7 On VOD INDIGO GIRLS: IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALLSundance 2023 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jeremy Cowart Director:Alexandria Bombach About:Blending 40 years of home movies, film archives, and intimate present-day vérité, a poignant reflection from Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of iconic folk rock duo Indigo Girls. A timely look into the obstacles, activism, and life lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big. >May 7On DVD KIM’S VIDEO Sundance 2023 Courtesy of Sun ..read more

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month: >April 1Streaming: Max THE SYNANON FIXSundance 2024 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Bruce Levine Director:Rory Kennedy About:Exploring the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult. >April 2 On DVD INFLUENCE Sundance 2020 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mark Bugyra Director:Diana Neille, Richard Poplak About:A ..read more

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month: >March 8In Theatres, On VOD, & Streaming SPACE: THE LONGEST GOODBYESundance 2023 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls Director:Ido Mizrahy About:Social isolation affects millions of people, even Mars-bound astronauts. A savvy NASA psychologist is tasked with protecting these daring explorers. >March 12 On DVD SPACE: THE LONGEST GOODBYESundance 2023 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls Director:Ido Mizrahy About:Social isolation affects millions o ..read more

The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month: >February 2On TV & Streaming: Paramount+ with Showtime KOKOMO CITYSundance 2023 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by D Smith Director:D Smith About:Four Black transgender sex workers explore the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, while confronting issues long avoided. >February 20 On VOD I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERESundance 2022 Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Reid Davenport Director:Reid Davenport About:Spurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outsi ..read more

The winners of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival were announced on Friday. A list of the feature awards follows: US Documentary Competition Awards: Grand Jury Prize: PORCELAIN WAR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Slava Leontyev and Andrey StefanovAudience Award: DAUGHTERS | Courtesy of Sundance InstituteDirecting Award: SUGARCANE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Christopher LaMarcaJonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: FRIDA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Leo MatizSpecial Jury Award: Sound: GAUCHO GAUCHO | Courtesy of Sundance InstituteSpecial Jury Award: The Art o ..read more

Courtesy of Sundance Institute THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILKSet in San Francisco in the 1970s, THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK tells of the extraordinary rise to power of a long-haired, gay camera store owner from the Castro District who became one of the city’s most colorful and influential elected officials, as well as one of the decade’s most prominent leaders of the LGBTQ+ rights movement — that is, until he was shot and killed at City Hall by former police officer and fellow supervisor Dan White. Harvey Milk’s journey to that fateful day is recounted brilliantly through the course of the film. Direct ..read more

Courtesy of Sundance Institute DIG! XXDIG! XX tracks the tumultuous rise of two talented musicians, Anton Newcombe, leader of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Courtney Taylor, leader of the Dandy Warhols, and dissects their star-crossed friendship and bitter rivalry. Through their loves and obsessions, gigs and recordings, arrests and death threats, uppers and downers, and ultimately to their chance at a piece of the profit-driven music business, they stage a self-proclaimed revolution in the music industry. Director/Producer: Ondi Timoner Producer:David Timoner Festival Section:40th Edition ..read more