Doc Corner: Democracy, Nostalgia and Deadly Protest at Slamdance
by Glenn Dunks
We will be looking at both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject category in February as we approach the Oscar ceremony, but this week we're taking a small trip to the Slamdance Film Festival in Utah. Situated alongside Sundance, this smaller festival obviously doesn’t get the attention of its much larger cousin – not helped by also happening at the same time as Oscar nominations – but we’re proud to give it a visit.
Here are thoughts on three of their documentaries this year....