Sundance Diary
OnEarth contributing editor Bruce Barcott, who wrote about Mark Kitchell's highly anticipated documentary A Fierce Green Fire in our winter issue, reports on the snow, celebrities, and serious environmental messages on display at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, where Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth made its first big splash before going on to win an Academy Award. This year's contenders for most-buzzed-about green doc at the Utah festival include Chasing Ice, The Atomic States of America, and The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (which is already in the Oscar running). A Sundance winner from last year, If A Tree Falls, is also Oscar-nominated.
January 30, 2012:
My last screening at Sundance turned out to be the most surprising and inspiring one of all. I had The Ambassador on my list all week but could never seem to find the time or the ticket. The festival guide said it was... read more >
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January 25, 2012:
For an environmental documentary junkie like me, Monday night at Sundance was a little slice of heaven: After catching the world premiere of Mark Kitchell’s A Fierce Green Fire, I sprinted across town to see The Atomic... read more >
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January 24, 2012:
I’m finding that serendipity plays a big part in the Sundance experience. Yesterday a publicist tossed me a DVD of a documentary short called The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom. It’s part of the festival, but in any given... read more >
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August 10, 2011:
Update: If a Tree Falls has been nominated for an Academy Award in the documentary feature category.Even during these politically-charged times, when Tea Party activists stomp on the heads of opponents and conservative media... read more >
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