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Sundance Film Festival · 2016

Sundance Film Festival 2016

New Frontier

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3 films · 2 reviews

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Cameraperson

Review preview for Cameraperson

The people encountered while working as a cinematographer for different documentarians, shooting all over the globe, are woven into a fascinating, irregular net of meaning.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson documents her career working with filmmakers.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Kirsten Johnson; Stars: Kirsten Johnson)

World premiere

The Illinois Parables

Experimental documentary. Eleven parables recount events from the history of the state of Illinois: regional vignettes about faith, force, technology and exodus.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Deborah Stratman; Writer: Deborah Stratman; Stars: Raven Wolf C Felton Jennings II, Joshua Frieman, Anna Toborg, Jose Oubrerie, Daniel Verdier, David Gatten, Chris Bournea, Riley Cruttenden, Joshua Finnell, Paul Hill)

World premiere

Notes On Blindness

Review preview for Notes On Blindness

Hull's reflections touch on areas the sighted rarely stop to consider, such as the way that still photos are easier to remember than actual physical moments with loved ones.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
Adaptation of John Hull's audio diary about the experience of losing his sight.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Pete Middleton, James Spinney; Writer: Pete Middleton, James Spinney; Stars: Rafe Beckley, Ellie Bindman, Anoushska Bruce, Celia Henebury, Stanley Pemberton-Warbrick, Lorelei Winterfrost)

World premiere