Brett Kavanaugh Doc ‘Justice’ From Doug Liman Added To Sundance; World Premiere Of SCOTUS Allegations Film Set For Friday
deadline.comAt today’s opening day Sundance press, Director of Programming, Kim Yutani announced the addition of Doug Liman’s first documentary, Justice, about Brett Kavanaugh.
After surviving two virtual editions due to Covid, the Sundance Film Festival came back to life in-person today. Commenting on the winds of change with indie films, which are faced with a Sophie’s Choice in this day-and-age between a lucrative streaming deal or risky big screen launch, Joana Vicente said “I feel film festivals are more important than ever.” “They create a space where we come together to celebrate film and new voices.
To have those moments being surprised, to go into a a screening where you know nothing about it.” “There’s been a lot of consolidation in the industry; theatrical distribution is difficult for specialty films: How do we get people to be curious about these films?
They can shake you, they take risks…they challenge the status quo,” said Vicente. “How do we call attention for these individual films?
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