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Sundance Film Festival · 2013

Sundance Film Festival 2013

Documentary Premieres

Programme

12 films · 3 reviews

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ANITA

American woman, charges Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in explosive Senate hearings in 1991 – bringing sexual politics into the national consciousness and fueling 20 years of international debate on the issues.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Freida Mock)

World premiere

The Crash Reel

The jaw-dropping story of one unforgettable athlete, Kevin Pearce; one eye-popping sport, snow boarding; and one explosive issue, traumatic brain injury. An epic rivalry between Kevin and Shaun White culminates in a life-changing crash and a comeback story with a difference.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Lucy Walker)

World premiere

History Of The Eagles Part One

Review preview for History Of The Eagles Part One

Alison Ellwood may not be breaking new ground in the documentary form for her debut solo film but she handles the familiar workings of the rock doc with aplomb.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Story of the rock band from inception to their 1980 split.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Alison Ellwood; Stars: Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Bob Seger, JD Souther, Kenny Rogers, Jackson Browne, David Geffen, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, James Taylor, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt)

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World premiere

Linsanity

Jeremy Lin came from a humble background to make an unbelievable run in the NBA. State high school champion, all-Ivy League at Harvard, undrafted by the NBA and unwanted there: his story started long before he landed on Broadway.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Evan Leong)

World premiere

Muscle Shoals

Down in Alabama Rick Hall founded FAME Studios and gave birth to the Muscle Shoals sound. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Gregg Allman, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Bono and others bear witness to the greatest untold American music story.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Greg 'Freddy' Camalier)

World premiere

Pandora's Promise

A growing number of environmentalists are renouncing decades of antinuclear orthodoxy and have come to believe that the most feared and controversial technology known to mankind is probably our greatest hope.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Robert Stone)

World premiere

Running From Crazy

Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, strives for a greater understanding of her family history of suicide and mental illness. As tragedies are explored and deeply hidden secrets are revealed, Mariel searches for a way to overcome a similar fate.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Barbara Kopple)

World premiere

Sound City

Through interviews and performances with the legendary musicians and producers who worked at America's greatest unsung recording studio, Sound City, we explore the human element of music, and the lost art of analogue recording in an increasingly digital world.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Dave Grohl)

World premiere

We Steal Secrets: The Story Of WikiLeaks

Review preview for We Steal Secrets: The Story Of WikiLeaks

Manning's real life sacrifices and internal torment are the beating heart of the film.

Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
A profile of the Wikileaks organisation and the various people who contributed to its success.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Alex Gibney; Writer: Alex Gibney; Stars: John 'FuzzFace' McMahon, Alex Gibney, Julian Assange, Robert Manne, Heather Brooke, Michael Hayden, J. William Leonard, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Smári McCarthy, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Adrian Lamo, Timothy Douglas Webster, Chelsea Manning, Jason Edwards, Nick)

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World premiere

When I Walk

At 25, filmmaker and artist Jason DaSilva finds out he has a severe form of multiple sclerosis. This film shares his personal and grueling journey over the next seven years. Along the way, an unlikely miracle changes everything.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Jason DaSilva)

World premiere

Which Way Is The Front Line from Here? The Life And Time Of Tim Hetherington

Review preview for Which Way Is The Front Line from Here? The Life And Time Of Tim Hetherington

The picture painted is one of a man who was dedicated to not just to capturing people's images on camera but to talking to them and finding out what made them tick.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Tribute to the photojournalist and documentarian who was killed in Libya in 2011.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Sebastian Junger)

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World premiere

The World According To Dick Cheney

How did Dick Cheney become the single-most-powerful nonpresidential figure in American history? This multi-layered examination of Cheney's life, career, key relationships and controversial worldview features exclusive interviews with the former vice president and his closest allies.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: RJ Cutler, Greg Finton)

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