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American Teen(Country: US; Director: Nanette Burstein; Writer: Nanette Burstein)
This irreverent cinema vérité chronicles four seniors at an Indiana high school and yields a surprising snapshot of Midwestern life.
World Premiere. Full Review
An American Soldier(Director: Edet Belzberg; Writer: Edet Belzberg)
Uncle Sam really wants you! A compelling exploration of army recruitment in the United States told through the story of Louisiana Sergeant, First Class Clay Usie, one of the most successful recruiters in the history of the US Army. World Premiere.
Bigger, Stronger, Faster(Country: US; Director: Christopher Bell; Writer: Christopher Bell, Alexander Buono, Tamsin Rawa)
As entertaining as it is informative, this documentary goes beyond simply examining the truth about anabolic steroids and the athletes - professional and amateur - who use them. Focusing on his own family's personal history, Bell looks at why Americans feel the need to be the biggest, strongest, and fastest. World Premiere.
Fields Of Fuel(Director: Josh Tickell; Writer: Josh Tickell)
America is addicted to oil and it is time for an intervention. Enter Josh Tickell, a man with a plan and a Veggie Van, who is taking on big oil, big government and big soy to find solutions in places few people have looked. World Premiere.
Flow: For Love Of Water(Director: Irena Salina)
Water is the very essence of life, sustaining every being on the planet. This film confronts the disturbing reality that our crucial resource is dwindling and greed just may be the cause. World Premiere.
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Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr Hunter S Thompson(Director: Alex Gibney)
Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "freelance," goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts. World Premiere.
The Greatest Silence: Rape In The Congo
Jackson travels to remote villages in the war zones of the Congo to meet rape survivors, providing a piercing, intimate look into the struggle of their lives. World Premiere.
I.O.U.S.A.(Director: Patrick Creadon)
Few are aware that America may be on the brink of financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. explores the country’s shocking current fiscal condition and ways to avoid a national economic disaster. World Premiere.
Nerakhoon (The Betrayal)(Director: Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath; Writer: Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasava)
The epic story of a family forced to emigrate from Laos after the chaos of the secret air war waged by the US during the Vietnam War. Kuras has spent the last 23 years chronicling the family's extraordinary journey in this deeply personal, poetic, and emotional film. World Premiere.
Patti Smith: Dream Of Life(Country: US; Director: Steven Sebring; Writer: Steven Sebring; Cast: Patti Smith)
An intimate portrait of music icon Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself.
World Premiere. Full Review
Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired(Director: Marina Zenovich; Writer: Marina Zenovich, Joe Bini, P.G. Morg)
Marina Zenovich's new documentary examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States. World Premiere.
Secrecy(Director: Peter Galison, Robb Moss)
In the years following September 11, the black redaction stripe has become a familiar sight to most Americans. Secrecy probes the roots of the United States' culture of classification—and its consequences. Amid the American hunger for instantaneous news and up-to-date "facts", this unflinching film uncovers the vast, invisible world of government secrecy. World Premiere.
Slingshot Hip Hop(Director: Jackie Reem Salloum)
The voice of a new generation rocks and rhymes as Palestinian rappers form alternative voices of resistance within the Israeli-Palestinian struggle.
World Premiere. See: Sundance Film Festival 2008: Day One Diary
Traces Of The Trade: A Story From The Deep North(Director: Katrina Browne, Alla Kovgan, Jude Ray; Writer: Katrina Browne, Alla Kovgan)
History finally gets rewritten as descendants of the largest slave-trading family in early America face their past, and present, as they explore their violent heritage across oceans and continents. World Premiere.
Trouble The Water(Director: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal)
An aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, armed with a video camera, show what survival is all about when they are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, and seize a chance for a new beginning. World Premiere.
