For 2008, Sundance Film Festival features a new sidebar, Spectrum: Documentary Spotlight as a way of continuing the Festival’s long-standing commitment to nonfiction storytelling.
Read our full 2008 Sundance Film Festival coverage.
View other Sundance Film Festival Films by Strand: Independent Feature Competition: Documentary, Independent Feature Competition: Dramatic, International Short Films: Animation, International Short Films: Documentary, International Short Films: Dramatic, International Short Films: Experimental and Mixed Media, New Frontier, Park City At Midnight, Premieres, Spectrum: Dramatic Spotlight, US Short Films: Animation, US Short Films: Documentary, US Short Films: Dramatic, US Short Films: Experimental, World Cinema Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition
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| Anvil! The Story Of Anvil and Young @ Heart |
Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (Anvil! The True Story Of Anvil) (Country: US; Director: Sacha Gervasi; Cast: Steve 'Lips' Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Ivan Hurd, Tiziana Arrigoni, Chris 'CT' Tsangerides, Glenn Gyorfy, Kevin Goocher, Lee Ulrich, Slash, Tom Araya, Scott Ian, Malcolm Dome, Lemmy, Gary Greenblatt, Toby Kudlow, Droid Reiner, Ginny Kudlow, Michael Schenker, JJ French, Fraser Hill, Jane Reiner) At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal", influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. Full Review See: Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009, Interview with Anvil about Anvil! The Story Of Anvil Official Site
The Black List (Country: USA; Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders; Writer: Elvis Mitchell) Journalist Elvis Mitchell interviews 20 African American leaders, ranging from athletes and academics to politicians, social activists, and artists, providing a series of living portraits - a unique glimpse into the zeitgeist of black America - and redefining traditional notions of a "blacklist". See: Sundance Film Festival 2008: Day One Diary
Kicking It (Country: US; Director: Susan Koch; Writer: Susan Koch; Cast: Narrated by Colin Farrell) The lives of homeless people are changed forever through an international soccer competition. This film follows six players as they set off for Cape Town, South Africa to play in the Homeless World Cup. Official Site
The Linguists (Country: USA; Director: Seth Kramer, Daniel A Miller, Jeremy Newberger; Writer: Daniel A Miller)
David and Greg are The Linguists, who document languages on the verge of extinction. In the rugged landscapes of Siberia, India, and Bolivia, their resolve is tested by institutionalised racism and violent economic unrest.
Made In America (Country: USA; Director: Stacy Peralta; Writer: Stacy Peralta, Sam George)
With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have led to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.
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| The Black List and Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden? |
Young @ Heart (Young At Heart) (Country: UK; Director: Stephen Walker; Cast: Young@Heart Chorus and Band) A choir of Massachusetts senior citizens delights audiences worldwide with their covers of songs by everyone from The Clash and Coldplay to Jimi Hendrix and Sonic Youth. Full Review View Trailer
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