Endurance swimmers, Afghan pop stars, modern Mad Men, adolescent suicide, dolphin activism, Burmese injustice, third world oil, dirt, overfishing, controversial presidents, women on the fringe, black hairstyles, notorious dictators, world financial decay, Nigeria’s Nollywood, an unconventional best friend, animal therapy, integrated prom night, royalty, honor killings, international journalism, sexual abuse, fashion creator and curator, a U.N. ambassador, free speech, a filipino boxing hero, Tibetan cultural musings, Big Brother, The Doors, a left-wing radical and a Russian journalist’s brutal murder.
All are subjects of documentaries both U.S. and International featured at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. They all sound fascinating, but I’ve bolded the ones I’m most interested in and (hopefully) will screen soon in New York.
Shouting Fire: Stories from the edge of free speech