Festivals >> Sundance >> 2010 >> US Documentary Competition

12th & Delaware (Country: US; Director: Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing)
The abortion battle continues to rage in unexpected ways on an unassuming corner in America. Official Site

Bhutto (Country: US, Pakistan, UK; Director: Jessica Hernandez, Johnny O'Hara; Writer: Johnny O'Hara; Cast: David Frost, Kathleen Kennedy, Condoleezza Rice, Benazir Bhutto, Tariq Ali, Asif Ali Zardari, Pervez Musharraf, Fatima Bhutto, Iyad Hajjaj, Sanam Bhutto, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari)
A journey through the life and work of recently assassinated Benazir Bhutto, former Pakistani prime minister and a polarizing figure in the Muslim world.

Casino Jack and the United States of Money (Country: US; Director: Alex Gibney)
A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding DC super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies. Official Site

Family Affair (Country: US; Director: Chico Colvard; Writer: Chico Colvard)
An uncompromising documentary that examines resilience, survival and the capacity to accommodate a parent's past crimes in order to satisfy the longing for family. Official Site

Freedom Riders (Country: US; Director: Stanley Nelson)
The story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists - the Freedom Riders - who, in 1961, creatively challenged segregation in the American South.

GasLand (Country: US; Director: Josh Fox; Writer: Josh Fox; Cast: Josh Fox)
A cross-country odyssey uncovers toxic streams, dying livestock, flammable sinks and weakening health among rural citizens on the front lines of the natural gas drilling craze. Official Site

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (Country: US; Director: Tamra Davis)
The story of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose work defined, electrified and challenged an era, and whose untimely death at age 27 has made him a cultural icon.

Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work (Country: US; Director: Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg; Cast: Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers)
A rare, brutally honest glimpse into the comedic process and private dramas of legendary comedian and pop icon Joan Rivers as she fights tooth and nail to keep her American dream alive. Full Review See: Article on Joan Rivers at Sheffield DocFest

Lucky (Country: US; Director: Jeffrey Blitz)
The story of what happens when ordinary people hit the lottery jackpot. Full Review

My Perestroika (Country: US, UK, Russia; Director: Robin Hessman)
Intimately tracking the lives of five Muscovites who came of age just as the USSR collapsed and are adjusting to their post-Soviet reality, My Perestroika maps the contours of a nation in profound transition. Full Review Official Site

The Oath (Country: US, Cuba, Yemen; Director: Laura Poitras)
Filmed in Yemen, this is the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the US Supreme Court. Full Review

Restrepo (Country: US; Director: Sebastian Junger, Tim Hetherington)
Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington's year dug in with the Second Platoon in one of Afghanistan's most strategically crucial valleys reveals extraordinary insight into the surreal combination of back breaking labour, deadly firefights, and camaraderie as the soldiers painfully push back the Taliban. Full Review

A Small Act (Country: US; Director: Jennifer Arnold; Writer: Jennifer Arnold)
A young Kenyan’s life changes dramatically when his education is sponsored by a Swedish stranger. Years later, he founds his own scholarship program to replicate the kindness he once received. Full Review

Smash His Camera (Country: US; Director: Leon Gast; Cast: Ron Galella)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sued him, and Marlon Brando broke his jaw. The story of notorious, reviled paparazzo Ron Galella opens a Pandora's Box of issues from right to privacy, freedom of the press and the ever-growing vortex of celebrity worship. Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Four

The Tillman Story (I’m Pat _______ Tillman) (Country: US; Director: Amir Bar-Lev)
The story of professional football star and decorated US soldier Pat Tillman, whose family takes on the US government when their beloved son dies in a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan in 2004.

Waiting For Superman (Country: US; Director: Davis Guggenheim)
examines the crisis of public education in the United States through multiple interlocking stories—from a handful of students and their families whose futures hang in the balance, to the educators and reformers trying to find real and lasting solutions within a dysfunctional system.

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