Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
And the Sundance Winner is...
It's that time of year again. The Sundance Film Festival, when we blissfully brave the weather to discover new innovative films by favorite and emerging directors, and this year the lineup showcases alternative voices and points of view. With new awards added to the competition, "Festival Favorite" and "NEXT Innovator," we are inspired to showcase a collection of past Sundance award winners. Filmmakers that have impacted Park City and independent filmmaking with their craft and stories for the past 40 years, all viewable from the warmth of our homes.
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Selected Films
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Who is Dayani Cristal?
The body of an unidentified immigrant is found in the Arizona Desert. In an attempt to retrace his path and discover his story, director Marc Silver and Gael Garcia Bernal embed themselves among migrant travelers on their own mission to cross the border, providing rare insight...Watch Movie
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Hoop Dreams
Two young men are followed during their entire high-school career, beginning with their participation in playground games and ending with their being recruited by colleges. The obstacles these young men face include parental drug addiction, family poverty, and inner-city violence, as well as the...Watch Movie
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Kate Plays Christine
A gripping nonfiction thriller, Robert Greene's KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE follows actress Kate Lyn Sheil as she prepares for her next role: playing Christine Chubbuck, a Florida newscaster who committed a shocking act on live television in 1974. As Kate investigates Chubbuck's...Watch Movie
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20,000 Days on Earth
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH is an inventive, lyrical ode to creativity and an intimate examination of the artistic process of musician and cultural icon Nick Cave. In their debut feature directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard fuse drama and documentary, weaving a staged day in Cave's...Watch Movie
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Low Down
LOW DOWN, based on Amy-Jo Albany's powerful memoir of growing up in the care of her gifted, tormented and frequently absent musician father, the bebop jazz pianist Joe Albany, focuses on the years 1974 to 1976, when Amy had few resources other than the love of her aging grandmother and a ragtag...Watch Movie
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Heat and Sunlight
HEAT AND SUNLIGHT, winner of the Grand Prize at the 1988 Sundance Film Festival, explores the intersects of obsession, jealousy and violence. The last few hours of a love affair between Mel Hurley (played by Director Rob Nilsson), a photographer traumatized by the Biafran War,...Watch Movie
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Sherman's March
When First Run Features released Ross McElwee’s Sundance Award-winning SHERMAN'S MARCH in 1986, it went on to become one of the largest grossing documentaries ever. After his girlfriend leaves him, McElwee takes a voyage along the original route followed by General William Sherman, but rather...Watch Movie
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The Invisible War
From Academy Award® and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick comes THE INVISIBLE WAR, a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America's most shameful and best-kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the...Watch Movie
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Mother of George
Adenike and Ayodele are a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn. Following the joyous celebration of the their wedding, complications arise out of their inability to conceive a child - a problem that devastates their family and defies cultural expectations, leading Adenike to...Watch Movie
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Computer Chess
Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago, COMPUTER CHESS transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs. We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed of...Watch Movie
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Trouble the Water
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by FAHRENHEIT 9/11 and BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, TROUBLE THE WATER takes you...Watch Movie
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Dark Days
For years, a homeless community took root in a train tunnel beneath New York City, braving dangerous conditions and perpetual night. DARK DAYS explores this surprisingly domestic subterranean world, unearthing a way of life unimaginable to those above. Through stories simultaneously...Watch Movie
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Alive Inside
ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple...Watch Movie
