Most Anticipated Sundance 2019 Documentary?
by urbanemovies | created - 25 Mar 2016 | updated - 04 Feb 2019 | PublicWhich of these select documentaries from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival are you most excited to see for yourself?
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1. One Child Nation (2019)
R | 83 min | Documentary, History
After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.
Directors: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang | Stars: Nanfu Wang, Zaodi Wang, Zhimei Wang, Tunde Wang
Votes: 7,197 | Gross: $0.18M
Winner: U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize
2. Knock Down the House (2019)
PG | 87 min | Documentary
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
Director: Rachel Lears | Stars: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Joe Crowley, Paula Jean Swearengin
Votes: 12,960
Winner: U.S. Documentary Audience Award
3. Honeyland (2019)
Unrated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama
The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
Directors: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov | Stars: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
Votes: 19,395 | Gross: $0.82M
Winner: World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize
Winner: World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography
Winner: World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact for Change
4. Sea of Shadows (2019)
PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The vaquita, the world's smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the "cocaine ... See full summary »
Directors: Richard Ladkani, Sean Bogle, Matthew Podolsky | Stars: Romel Eduardo Ledezma Abaroa, Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Hector Capetillo, Andrea Crosta
Votes: 793
Winner: World Cinema Documentary Audience Award
5. American Factory (2019)
TV-14 | 110 min | Documentary
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
Directors: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert | Stars: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Robert Allen, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows
Votes: 23,863
Winner: U.S. Documentary Directing Award
6. Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)
Not Rated | 128 min | Documentary, History
Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a... See full summary »
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, U Thant
Votes: 2,787 | Gross: $0.09M
Winner: World Cinema Documentary Directing Award
7. Apollo 11 (I) (2019)
G | 93 min | Documentary, History
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.
Director: Todd Douglas Miller | Stars: Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Deke Slayton
Votes: 27,198 | Gross: $9.04M
Winner: U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing
8. Midnight Family (2019)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, Action, Crime
In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing with other for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help.
Director: Luke Lorentzen | Stars: Juan Ochoa, Fer Ochoa, Josue Ochoa, Manuel Hernandez
Votes: 2,018
Winner: U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Emerging Filmmaker
Winner: U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography
9. Always in Season (2019)
89 min | Documentary
When Lennon Lacy is found hanging from a swing set in rural North Carolina, his mother's search for justice begins while the trauma of more than a century of lynching African Americans bleeds into the present.
Director: Jacqueline Olive | Stars: William J. Barber II, Danny Glover, Sherrilyn Ifill, Claudia Lacy
Votes: 147
Winner: U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency
10. Jawline (2019)
99 min | Documentary
The film follows 16-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the live-broadcast ecosystem who built his following on wide-eyed optimism and teen girl lust, as he tries to escape a dead-end life in rural Tennessee.
Director: Liza Mandelup | Stars: Austyn Tester, Michael Weist, Mikey Barone, Nicky Champa
Votes: 572
Winner: U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Emerging Filmmaker
11. Leaving Neverland (2019)
TV-MA | 240 min | Documentary
At the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two young boys, aged between seven and ten, along their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.
Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Michael Jackson, Wade Robson, Joy Robson, Chantal Robson
Votes: 31,116
12. Untouchable (I) (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Feature documentary about the spectacular fall from grace of media mogul Harvey Weinstein. With a cast of characters including survivors, friends and colleagues, this is a portrait of power and its abuses, spanning over forty years.
Director: Ursula Macfarlane | Stars: Harvey Weinstein, Benjamin Brafman, Hope Exiner D'Amore, Mickey Osterreicher
Votes: 3,195
13. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime
The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Elizabeth Holmes, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff
Votes: 15,191
14. Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019)
PG-13 | 97 min | Documentary
Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Roy M. Cohn, Ken Auletta, Marie Brenner, Robert Cohen
Votes: 1,209
15. Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film Alien (1979) with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: Clarke Wolfe, Nicholas Cull, William Linn, Dan O'Bannon
Votes: 3,475 | Gross: $0.03M
16. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 25,016
17. Hail Satan? (2019)
R | 95 min | Documentary
A look at the quick rise and influence of the controversial religious group known as The Satanic Temple.
Director: Penny Lane | Stars: Jex Blackmore, Chalice Blythe, Nicholas Crowe, Sal De Ciccio
Votes: 7,802 | Gross: $0.42M
18. Ask Dr. Ruth (2019)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Biography
Charting the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist.
Director: Ryan White | Stars: Ruth Westheimer, Pierre Lehu, Cliff Rubin, John Lollos
Votes: 1,098 | Gross: $0.30M
19. The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)
91 min | Documentary
What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.
Director: Benjamin Berman | Stars: The Amazing Johnathan, Eric André, Criss Angel, Benjamin Berman
Votes: 1,672
20. David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019)
R | 95 min | Documentary, Music
Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
Director: A.J. Eaton | Stars: David Crosby, Stephen Barncard, Jackson Browne, Ethan Crosby
Votes: 1,404 | Gross: $0.62M
21. The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
PG | 91 min | Documentary, Family
Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.
Director: John Chester | Stars: John Chester, Molly Chester, Todd, Alan York
Votes: 8,877 | Gross: $4.37M
22. Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (2018)
87 min | Documentary
Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet.
Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas de Pencier | Stars: Youssef Suleiman Mohammed, Alicia Vikander
Votes: 2,056
23. Bedlam (2019)
86 min | Documentary
A psychiatrist makes rounds in ERs, jails, and homeless camps to tell the intimate stories behind one of the greatest social crises of our time. A personal and intense journey into the world of the seriously mentally ill.
Director: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg | Stars: Patrisse Cullors, Dalilah Marie Hudson
Votes: 168
24. Love, Antosha (2019)
R | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A portrait of the extraordinary life and career of actor Anton Yelchin.
Director: Garret Price | Stars: Anton Yelchin, J.J. Abrams, Sofia Boutella, Nicolas Cage
Votes: 1,709 | Gross: $0.05M
25.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
(2019)
Not Rated | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Musicians, scholars, family and friends reflect on the life of jazzer Miles Davis to reveal the man behind the legend. Full access to Davis' estate provides rare footage and photos, outtakes from recording sessions and new interviews.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Carl Lumbly, Miles Davis, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe
Votes: 3,283 | Gross: $0.19M
26. Halston (2019)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Biography
Prodigiously talented, Halston reigned over fashion in the 1970s and became a household name. But everything changed in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston took the biggest gamble of his life.
Director: Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Halston, Tom Fallon, Jacqueline Kennedy, Marisa Berenson
Votes: 1,514 | Gross: $0.15M
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