The 94‑minute documentary “Seized,” directed by Sharon Liese, is a timely story out of Marion, Kansas (population 1,890). On August 11, 2023, local police chief Gideon Cody raided the offices of the Marion County Record, demanding all electronic devices. He ...
In 2021 Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman made a short about polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada,known as the Polar Bear Capitol of the World. The remote and frigid area first caught the attention of the filmmakers in 2015 ...
“Hanging by a Wire,” a 77‑minute documentary by Mohammed Ali Naqvi, follows the terrifying ordeal of eight passengers, six of them teenagers, left suspended in a cable car after one of two supporting cables snapped. What began as an ordinary ...
Joe Engressia is a name many won’t recognize, and his legally adopted name “Joybubbles” may not ring any bells, either. But in Rachael J. Morrison’s 79‑minute Sundance documentary, his story unfolds as a surprisingly tender look at a blind boy ...
“American Doctor” is a Sundance documentary that doesn’t need stylistic flourishes to make its point. The power comes from watching three physicians grapple with the unbearable gap between what they’ve witnessed in Gaza and what the world is willing to ...
“Norheimsund” made its North American Premiere on 1/26/2026 at Sundance after its September 4, 2025, World Premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. “Norheimsund” is a 12-minute short from Cuban writer-director Ana A. Alpizar. It premiered at 9 p.m.at ...
On Saturday night the packed Eccles Theatre erupted in applause as Olivia Wilde walked the stage after the premiere of her new film The Invite. The audience gave her a standing ovation that lasted several minutes. Wilde smiled, thanked the ...
The midnight short “Prime,” written and directed by Meagan Coyle, has some gorgeous images shot on McEnroe Organic Farm. According to Coyle, the entire film started out as a comedy, but morphed into a meditation on the director’s guilt over ...
“Crisis Actor,” written and directed by Lily Platt, highlights Sarah Steele, an actress whose face is instantly recognizable. Although the 13 minute Sundance short relates a message that there are people who thrive on drama, Steele carries the film on ...
