When theOscar shortlist of feature documentarieswas announced in December, it was dominated by films that premiered at theSundanceFilm Festival films likeGoing to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,The Eternal Memory,Beyond UtopiaandA Still Small Voice.
The shortlist announcement provided the latest evidence of the festivals status as the prime launchpad for the best in documentary filmmaking and whets the appetite for the upcoming 40thedition of Sundance, which starts Thursday.
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In the new edition of DeadlinesDoc Talkpodcast, we talk with Sundance programmers Basil Tsiokos and Sudeep Sharma about what to expect from the festivals nonfiction lineup.
(L-R) Sundance programmers Sudeep Sharma and Basil TsiokosDeadline
They tell us aboutWill & Harper, a road trip movie with Will Ferrell and his close friend Harper Steele that explores their evolving relationship after Harpers transition, andSuper/Man, the film about Christopher Reeve that features the late stars children.
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Tsiokos selects one standout film for him, the biographical look at a 20thcentury artist who is beloved as much or more today than during her lifetime.
And they discuss an anniversary screening at Sundance of an Oscar-winning documentary that arguably changed American culture (and was later adapted into a narrative film, earning its Hollywood star his second Oscar).
Doc Talk co-hostJohn Ridleyputs Sharma on the spot with one query after stipulating that hes not trying to Jake Tapper him with his pointed question.
And he admits one aside about arthouse movies and a remark aboutEscape from New YorkandEscape from L.A. may be the big thing people take away from the episode.
