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Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast: Sundance Programmers Preview Festival’s Documentary Lineup – Will Ferrell, Christopher Reeve Films & More


When the Oscar shortlist of feature documentaries was announced in December, it was dominated by films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival – films like Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Pr…

The shortlist announcement provided the latest evidence of the festival’s status as the prime launchpad for the best in documentary filmmaking – and whets the appetite for the upcoming 40 th edition of Sundance, which starts Thursday. And they discuss an anniversary screening at Sundance of an Oscar-winning documentary that arguably changed American culture (and was later adapted into a narrative film, earning its Hollywood star his second Oscar). Doc Talk co-host John Ridley puts Sharma on the spot with one query – after stipulating that he’s “not trying to Jake Tapper him” with his pointed question.

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