what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
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what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
3w ago
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
what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
1M ago
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
what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
2M ago
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
what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
3M ago
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
what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
3M ago
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
what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
3M ago
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
what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
3M ago
Courtesy of Sundance Institute
ENOVisionary musician and artist Brian Eno — known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient music; and releasing over 40 solo and collaboration albums — reveals his creative processes in this groundbreaking generative documentary: a film that’s different every time it’s shown.
Director/Producer:
Gary Hustwit
Producer:Jessica Edwards
Festival Section:New Frontier
More Info:
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what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
3M ago
Courtesy of Sundance Institute
BEING (THE DIGITAL GRIOT)In this innovative participatory experience, Being, an artificial intelligence digital griot, asks the audience to engage in unifying and challenging discussions. It features a soundscape and movement informed by a dataset from Black communities, theorists, poets, and activists, including bell hooks, Paulo Freire, Dazié Grego-Sykes, and Cornel West.
Lead Artist:
Rashaad Newsome
Producer:Johnny Symons
Festival Section:New Frontier
More Info:
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what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
3M ago
Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Wolfgang Held
WAR GAMEA bipartisan group of US defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations participate in an unscripted role-play exercise in which they confront a political coup backed by rogue members of the US military, in the wake of a contested presidential election.
Director/Producer:Jesse Moss
Director:Tony Gerber
Producers:Todd Lubin, Jack Turner, Mark DiCristofaro, Jessica Grimshaw, Nick Shumaker
Festival Section:Special Screenings
More Info:This is the second of two films from Moss in this year’s ..read more
what (not) to doc | All Things Documentary by Basil Tsiokos
3M ago
Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Insightfilms
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIESOn a handmade set re-creating her Casablanca neighborhood, a young Moroccan filmmaker enlists family and friends to help unearth the troubling lies built into her childhood.
Director/Producer:Asmae El Moudir
Festival Section:Spotlight
More Info:Check out the Sundance website for more details, including screening info, by clicking on the film title above ..read more