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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.

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Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden? and Anvil! The Story Of Anvil

Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (Anvil! The True Story Of Anvil) (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Sacha Gervasi; Stars: 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) , Official Site

Documentary tracks the attempts of rock band Anvil to 'make it' 20 years after their were first hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal".

Full Review See: Interview with Anvil about Anvil! The Story Of Anvil
, Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009

The Black List (Country: USA; Year: 2008; 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; Year: 2008; Director: Susan Koch; Writer: Susan Koch; Stars: Narrated by Colin Farrell) , Official Site

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.

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.

Young @ Heart and The Black List

Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden? (Country: France; Year: 2008; Director: Morgan Spurlock; Writer: Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock; Stars: Morgan Spurlock) , Official Site , Trailer

Morgan Spurlock goes in search of the al-Qaeda leader.

Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2008: Day Five

Young @ Heart (Young At Heart) (Country: UK; Year: 2007; Director: Stephen Walker; Stars: Young@Heart Chorus and Band) , Trailer

Senior citizens win while they're singing.

Full Review