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Tag: Sundance Film Festival

Obama’s Dirty Wars Exposed at Sundance

By Amy Goodman —

As President Barack Obama prepared to be sworn in for his second term as the 44th president of the United States, two courageous journalists premiered a documentary at the annual Sundance Film Festival.

Posted on Jan 23, 2013 READ MORE

Robert Redford: We Can’t Afford To Be at the Mercy of Big Oil

Remember when Sundance was known as the scrappy little flick-fest that could, ushering many an indie darling to theaters of mass consumption from its unlikely setting, nestled in a tony resort town in the Utah mountains, somehow stoking lefty sensibilities all the while? Yeah, that was a long time ago.

Posted on Jan 23, 2012 READ MORE | 6 COMMENTS

‘Skateistan’ Goes to Sundance

Two years ago, we first caught wind of “Skateistan,” a project started by Australian skateboarding enthusiast Oliver Percovich with the aim of giving kids in Kabul, Afghanistan, a new outlet for fun and camaraderie, instead of war-stoked fear.