Cherien Dabis's "All That's Left of You" is a devastating and essential chronicle of Palestinian experience across nearly 75 years, following three generations of a family from the 1948 displacement through present-day struggles. This historical…
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Hailey Gates' directorial debut Atropia tackles one of the most absurd realities of American military culture: the fake Middle Eastern villages constructed to train soldiers for deployment. Starring Alia Shawkat as an aspiring actress working…
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Elegance Bratton just delivered the music documentary equivalent of a defibrillator shock to the chest. Move Ya Body: The Birth of House doesn't just tell the story of house music's origins – it reclaims it…
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Shoshannah Stern's directorial debut "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore" creates an intimate portrait of the groundbreaking actress through extensive signed interviews that reveal both the public figure and private person. This documentary chronicles Matlin's journey…
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Albert Birney returns to Sundance after 2021's "Strawberry Mansion" with OBEX, a black-and-white meditation on screen addiction that feels like "Eraserhead" meets early Nintendo. Set in 1987 Baltimore but feeling timeless in its themes, this…
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Amalia Ulman's Magic Farm arrives at Sundance four years after her debut "El Planeta," and this sophomore effort proves she's an artist with a singular vision – even if that vision is sometimes impenetrable. This…
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The title alone makes André Is an Idiot stand out in the Sundance lineup, but Tony Benna's documentary about advertising creative André Ricciardi dying from colon cancer is far more than a colonoscopy PSA. It's…
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Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine's Middletown delivers their most triumphant celebration of youthful idealism yet, transforming a 1990s high school investigation into toxic waste dumping into a masterclass in both documentary filmmaking and democratic participation.…
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Thelma directed by Ken Margolin, without a doubt has to be among the most humorous films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Thelma blends audience angers and affections in equal measure with an unexpected story…
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