To celebrate Sundance 2021’s launch on the 28th, check out our rundown of the record 7 Dogwoof titles appearing in this year’s digital festival.
Glitch in the Matrix
A film by Rodney Ascher | Midnight Section
Documentary filmmaker Rodney Ascher tackles this question "are we living in a simulation?" with testimony, philosophical evidence and scientific explanation in his search for the answer.
Playing with sharks: THE VALERIE TAYLOR STORY
A film by Sally Aitken | World Documentary Competition
The extraordinary life story of pioneering scuba diver, Valerie Taylor, a fearless marine maverick whose passion for sharks knows no bounds - even when there should be. Read more…
CAPTAINS OF ZAATARI
A film by Ali El Arabi | World Documentary Competition
This intimate, coming-of-age tale revolves around two best friends, Mahmoud and Fawzi, who live in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan. Despite being confined under dire conditions, they dream of becoming professional soccer players and remain hopeful and optimistic while practicing day in and day out. When a world-renowned sports academy visits, both have a chance to make their dream come true. Read more…
Sabaya
A film by Hogir Hirori | World Documentary Competition
With just a mobile phone and a gun, Mahmud, Ziyad and their group risk their lives trying to save Yazidi women and girls being held by ISIS as Sabaya (sex slaves) in the most dangerous camp in the Middle East, Al-Hol in Syria. Read more…
Ailey
A film by Jamila Wignot | US Documentary Competition
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. An immersive profile of ground-breaking and influential choreographer Alvin Ailey, founder of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Sensorial and archival-rich, AILEY captures the brilliant and enigmatic man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, was determined to build one that would. Read more…
Seeds of deceit
A series by Miriam Guttmann | Indie Series
The revelation in 2017 that the late Dr. Karbaat clandestinely used his own semen to inseminate over 65 of his patients shocked the world. Seeds of Deceit is a vivid portrayal of how that happened and how it haunts today those affected: the emotional trauma of coming to terms with a changed, uncertain genetic origin. Read more…
philly d.a.
A series by Ted Passon & Yoni Brook | Sundance Premieres
A groundbreaking documentary series embedded inside the shocking election and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, the most controversial District Attorney in the nation, and his mission to upend the criminal justice system from within. Read more…