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Sundance Film Festival · 2008

Sundance Film Festival 2008

Spectrum: Documentary

For 2008, Sundance Film Festival features a new sidebar, Spectrum: Documentary Spotlight as a way of continuing the Festival’s long-standing commitment to nonfiction storytelling.

Programme

7 films · 3 reviews

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Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (Anvil! The True Story Of Anvil)

Review preview for Anvil! The Story Of Anvil

It is impossible not to be charmed.

Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
Documentary tracks the attempts of rock band Anvil to 'make it' 20 years after their were first hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal".

(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Sacha Gervasi; Stars: Steve 'Lips' Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Ivan Hurd, Tiziana Arrigoni, Chris 'CT' Tsangerides, Glenn Gyorfy, Kevin Goocher, Lee Ulrich, Slash, Tom Araya, Scott Ian, Malcolm Dome, Lemmy, Gary Greenblatt, Toby Kudlow, Droid Reiner, Ginny Kudlow, Michael Schenker, JJ French, Fraser Hill, Jane Reiner) , Official site

Full review See: Interview with Anvil about Anvil! The Story Of Anvil , Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009

The Black List

Journalist Elvis Mitchell interviews 20 African American leaders, ranging from athletes and academics to politicians, social activists, and artists, providing a series of living portraits - a unique glimpse into the zeitgeist of black America - and redefining traditional notions of a "blacklist".

(Country: USA; Year: 2008; Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders; Writer: Elvis Mitchell)

See: Sundance Film Festival 2008: Day One Diary

Kicking It

The lives of homeless people are changed forever through an international soccer competition. This film follows six players as they set off for Cape Town, South Africa to play in the Homeless World Cup.

(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Susan Koch; Writer: Susan Koch; Stars: Narrated by Colin Farrell) , Official site

The Linguists

David and Greg are The Linguists, who document languages on the verge of extinction. In the rugged landscapes of Siberia, India, and Bolivia, their resolve is tested by institutionalised racism and violent economic unrest.

(Country: USA; Director: Seth Kramer, Daniel A Miller, Jeremy Newberger; Writer: Daniel A Miller)

Made In America

With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have led to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.

(Country: USA; Director: Stacy Peralta; Writer: Stacy Peralta, Sam George)

Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?

Review preview for Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?

Whatever you think of Morgan Spurlock’s incisiveness when it comes to issues, there’s no denying that the man has style.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Morgan Spurlock goes in search of the al-Qaeda leader.

(Country: France; Year: 2008; Director: Morgan Spurlock; Writer: Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock; Stars: Morgan Spurlock) , Official site , Trailer

Full review See: Sundance Film Festival 2008: Day Five

Young @ Heart (Young At Heart)

Review preview for Young @ Heart

Never has old age seemed so young and alive.

Caro Ness · 5 out of 5
Senior citizens win while they're singing.

(Country: UK; Year: 2007; Director: Stephen Walker; Stars: Young@Heart Chorus and Band) , Trailer

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