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By Anjelica Oswald

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Voting ends today for the Academy’s documentary branch who must narrow the list of 134 documentaries vying for a spot in the Oscar race to a shortlist of 15 films, which will be released in December. Of the 15 films, five Oscar nominees will be chosen in January.

Though a number of film festivals, such as the Savannah Film Fest, are becoming documentary hotspots, a number of Oscar-nominated documentaries premiere at the Sundance Film Festival each year. In the 21st century, seven of the Oscar winners have debuted in Utah: Born into Brothels (2004), March of the Penguins (2005), An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Man on Wire (2008), The Cove (2009), Searching for Sugar Man (2012) and 20 Feet from Stardom (2013).

The rest of the documentary winners were unveiled in the states (2000’s Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport and 2001’s Murder on Sunday Morning) and at the Cannes, (2002’s Bowling for Columbine,...

Winners also include E-Team and Olmo & The Seagull.

The winners were announced at Cph:dox tonight in Copenhagen’s lavish Hotel D’Angleterre hotel, followed by a party at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.

The top prize, the Dox:award, went to Joshua Oppenheimer’s lauded The Look of Silence, his follow-up film to Bafta winner and Oscar nominee The Act of Killing.

The jury for that ward included David Wilson, Laurence Reymond, Kidlat Thaimik, Lilibeth Cuenca and Nelly Ben Hayoun. They gave a special mention to Democrats by Camilla Nielsson.

They said in a statement: “This film is an act of research, digging into recent but clouded history, a philosophical meditation on memory and crime. We honor this work of art that, above all else, manages to break the silence.”

The other prizes were:

Nordic:dox: Olmo & the Seagull by Lea Glob & Petra Costa

Special Mention to: In the country by Anders Jedenfors

F:act: E-Team by Katy Chevigny & Ross...

Barbara Kopple in conversation with E-Team directors Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman at the Core Club: "You were in a situation that probably put you in great danger." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

While Doc NYC's opening night screening of David Thorpe's Do I Sound Gay was going on downtown, Barbara Kopple (Running From Crazy and Harlan County U.S.A.) was hosting a conversation with E-Team directors Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman uptown at the Core Club. D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, who are receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards together with Albert Maysles, were among those attending the reception and screening.

Last month, I spoke with the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo about his role in pursuing justice. The E-Team is another important force in collecting evidence to bring to light ongoing violations of human rights.

D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus speak with Ross Kauffman...

Well-known both for its political activities and for its long-running film festival, Human Rights Watch becomes the subject of a documentary itself in E-Team. Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman's film isn't a broad portrait of the organization. Instead, it focuses on four Europe-based case workers on the Hrw emergency team: Anna Neistat; her husband, Ole Solvang; Peter Bouckaert; and Fred Abrahams. Starting in 2011, they investigated human rights abuses in Syria and Libya. Initially, these are presented almost as if E-Team were a fictional adventure film and Neistat a female Indiana Jones. The emphasis on the team's daring amid mass chaos seems a bit off: This threatens to become yet another film about white Americans and Europeans telling the stories of Thi...

Jean-Marc Vallée’s awards contender Wild will receive its East Coast Premiere as the opening night screening at the festival, set to run from October 9-13.

Organisers announced that Laura Dern will be the focus of an on-stage conversation on October 11.

Bennett Miller’s awards contender Foxcatcher will screen on October 11 as the Saturday Centerpiece. Star Mark Ruffalo will take part in an on-stage interview the following day.

As previously announced, the East Coast premiere of The Homesman is the Sunday Centerpiece on October 12.

“Bennett Miller and Jean-Marc Vallée are two of the most exciting filmmakers working today, each of whose last films were nominated for the Academy Award for best picture,” said Hiff artistic director David Nugent. “Their latest films continue their evolution as artists and we are so proud to share their work with our audiences.”

The 15th year of Films of Conflict & Resolution programme comprises four documentaries and a narrative film, one of which...

The first trailer for Netflix's upcoming original documentary “E-Team” will serve as another reminder of how much injustice plagues the world. The film follows a group of activists who dedicate and risk their lives to investigate and expose human rights abuses around the globe. See photos: 62 Fall TV Actors Ranked by Popularity Controversial leaders Bashar al-Assad and Muammar Gaddafi are among the Emergency Team's targets as they smuggle themselves across country lines to uncover crucial evidence for documenting crimes and capturing the world's attention. See video: ‘Virunga’ Trailer Chronicles the Fight to Protect Mountain Gorillas “E-Team,” directed by Oscar winner...

The Academy has announced the new class of invited members for 2014 and, as is typical, many of which are among last year's nominees, which includes Barkhad Abdi, Michael Fassbender, Sally Hawkins, Mads Mikkelsen, Lupita Nyong'o and June Squibb in the Actors branch not to mention curious additions such as Josh Hutcherson, Rob Riggle and Jason Statham, but, okay. The Directors branch adds Jay and Mark Duplass along with Jean-Marc Vallee, Denis Villeneuve and Thomas Vinterberg. I didn't do an immediate tally of male to female additions or other demographics, but at first glance it seems to be a wide spread batch of new additions on all fronts. The Academy is also clearly attempting to aggressively bump up the demographics as this is the second year in a row where they have added a large number of new members, well over the average of 133 new members from 2004 to 2012. As far as...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.

Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.

“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”

The 2014 invitees are:

Actors

Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”

Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”

Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”

Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”

Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”

Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”

Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”

Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...

Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong’o of 12 Years a Slave were two of the 271 artists and industry leaders invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which determines nominations and winners at the annual Oscars. The entire list of Academy membership—which numbers about 6,000—isn’t public information so the annual invitation list is often the best indication of the artists involved in the prestigious awards process. It’s worth noting that invitations need to be accepted in order for artists to become members; some artists, like two-time Best Actor winner Sean Penn, have declined membership over the years.

Pop quiz: What do Chris Rock, Claire Denis, Eddie Vedder and Josh Hutcherson all have in common? Answer: They could all be Oscar voters very soon. The annual Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences invitation list always makes for interesting reading, shedding light on just how large and far-reaching the group's membership is -- or could be, depending on who accepts their invitations. This year, 271 individuals have been asked to join AMPAS, meaning every one of them could contribute to next year's Academy Awards balloting -- and it's as diverse a list as they've ever assembled. Think the Academy consists entirely of fusty retired white dudes? Not if recent Best Original Song nominee Pharrell Williams takes them up on their offer. Think it's all just a Hollywood insiders' game? Not if French arthouse titans Chantal Akerman and Olivier Assayas join the party. It's a list that subverts expectation at every turn.

Netflix has acquired the exclusive rights to three new documentaries, including two that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January. “The Battered Bastards of Baseball” chronicles actor Bing Russell and the creation of the Portland Mavericks, the only independent baseball team in America at the time. Russell's grandchildren Chapman Way and Maclain Way directed the film, which includes an interview with another famous actor — Kurt Russell, Bing's son. It will premiere on Netflix July 11. Also read: Netflix Gets Back Into the Movie Business: Big Deal, Little Deal or No Deal? “E-Team,” directed by Oscar winner Ross Kauffman and Katy Cheivgny,...

Netflix plans to debut three original documentaries over the next few months. First up is The Battered Bastards Of Baseball. It chronicles how in 1973 Bonanza actor Bing Russell formed what at the time was America’s sole independent baseball team. Seen as a real-life version of the Bad News Bears, the Mavericks lasted three years before they were pushed out of Portland by the return of the major-league-backed Portland Beavers. The pic was co-directed by Chapman Way and Maclain Way, produced by Juliana Lembi, exec produced by Nancy Schafer and includes cast members Kurt Russell (Bing Russell’s son) and Todd Fields. It’s set to premiere July 11 on Netflix. Also on the slate is Mission Blue. It tells the story of legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle and her impassioned campaign to save the world’s oceans from modern threats like climate change,...

The 61st Sydney Film Festival today announced 32 films to be featured in this year.s event (June 4-15) in advance of the full program launch on May 7.

The line-up includes the world premiere of The Redfern Story, 19 Australian premieres, 13 features, 11 documentaries and an eight-film retrospective on maverick American filmmaker Robert Altman. Altman.s son, filmmaker Michael Altman, will attend festival and introduce several of the Altman screenings.

Darlene Johnson.s The Redfern Story chronicles the volatile birth of the first all-Indigenous theatre company, the National Black Theatre. It features interviews with indigenous media pioneer Lester Bostock, writer Gerry Bostock, actor Lillian Crombie, activist-academic Gary Foley, academic Marcia Langton, actors Rachael Maza, Bryan Brown and Bindi Williams. .We are pleased to present this sneak preview of 32 of the 180-plus films in this year.s program,. said Festival Director Nashen Moodley. .We have gathered a selection of the best films from the...

Good podcast conversation today at Tfi Live with Jason Guerrasio speaking with producer Marilyn Ness (E-team) and Indiegogo’s John T. Trigonis about the nascent trend of live streaming features for crowdfunding backers. They discuss the live stream of Steve James’ Life Itself alongside its Sundance premiere. For $25, 1,900 Indiegogo backers took James and his team up on their offer. Trigonis talks about the effort from the Indiegogo point of view, and Ness discusses why she and her team couldn’t do such a release. The conversation expands to include discussion of the types of films that would and would not […]...

Good podcast conversation today at Tfi Live with Jason Guerrasio speaking with producer Marilyn Ness (E-team) and Indiegogo’s John T. Trigonis about the nascent trend of live streaming features for crowdfunding backers. They discuss the live stream of Steve James’ Life Itself alongside its Sundance premiere. For $25, 1,900 Indiegogo backers took James and his team up on their offer. Trigonis talks about the effort from the Indiegogo point of view, and Ness discusses why she and her team couldn’t do such a release. The conversation expands to include discussion of the types of films that would and would not […]...

2014 is now in full swing, the Sundance Film Festival has closed its doors, and film festivals like South by Southwest and Tribeca are generating more buzz for the year’s noteworthy indie narratives and documentaries. In recent years, documentaries such as Restrepo, Gasland, and Searching For Sugarman went on to become heavyweights. This year’s contenders include topics taken from popular memoirs and biographies, along with subject matter pertaining to youths and youth culture. Below, you’ll find a comprehensive list of Sundance and non-Sundance documentaries to keep an eye out for this year, equipped with official synopsis and trailer when available. 2014 is shaping out to a versatile year in the documentary world, ranging from heavy-handed family dramas such as Tracy Droz Tragos’ and Andrew Droz Palermo’s Rich Hill, to baseball biographies such as Chapman and Maclain Way’s The Battered Bastards of Baseball and Jeff Radice’s No No A Dockumentary,...

Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the feature film Awards Ceremony, hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, in Park City, Utah. Video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at Sundance.org/Live.

The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented by Tracy Chapman to:

Rich Hill / U.S.A. (Directors: Andrew Droz Palermo, Tracy Droz Tragos) - In a rural, American town, kids face heartbreaking choices, find comfort in the most fragile of family bonds, and dream of a future of possibility.

The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented by Leonard Maltin to: Whiplash / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Damien Chazelle) - Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity. Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons.

The World Cinema...

Earning some prestigious honors at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Damien Chazelle’s "Whiplash" brought home the Grand Jury and Audience Prizes, kicking off the show on opening night (January 16).

After accepting the Grand Jury prize, Chazelle joked, "It was impossible to finance because no one wants to make a movie about a jazz drummer, which is a total shock to me."

The director then continued, saying, "Without people seeing (the short) here at Sundance, we wouldn’t be here today."

See the complete winners list below!

U. S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic

"Whiplash"

U. S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary

"Rich Hill"

World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic

"To Kill a Man"

World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary

"Return to Homs"

Audience Award: U. S. Dramatic presented by Acura

"Whiplash"

Audience Award: U.S. Documentary presented by Acura

"Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory"

Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic

"Difret...

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It was another great year at the Sundance Film Festival! There were so many fantastic movies shown, and I still have a couple more to go. I'm really happy to say that Miles Teller and J.K. Simmon's film Whiplash took home the top two prizes, winning the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. This was my number one favorite film from the festival, and it seems like everyone else at the festival loved it too, so it doesn't surprise me that it won.

Here's the full list of winners:

Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the feature film Awards Ceremony, hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, in Park City, Utah. Video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/live.

The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was...

Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash was Day 1 feel good buzz title of the fest that ultimately served as a measuring stick for the other competing 15 titles in the section and as predicted below had a good chance at doing what last year’s Fruitvale did: when both major awards of its category. Now that I’ve completed a 15 hour nap, I can watch the ceremony below – and you can spoil the suspense by simply going over the other award winners in the multiple categories below. Next week we’ll be publishing our interviews with several of the filmmakers mentioned below. Congrats to the winners and non-winners.

Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the feature film Awards Ceremony, hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, in Park City, Utah. Video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.

The 2014 Sundance Film Festival is coming to a close today, no doubt over far too soon for the festivalgoers out in Park City. With the festival on the cusp of completion, the Sundance Institute has announced this year’s various awards winners, and it comes as no surprise that Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash has won big in the awards.

Recently acquired by Sony Pictures Worldwide for international distribution, the Miles Teller-led drama has earned very promising buzz amongst early viewers, and as a further sign of what we’ve all got to look forward to later this year, it has won both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic category and the Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic category. Clearly, it’s impressed critics and the wider festivalgoers alike, which certainly bodes well.

Alejandro Fernández Almendras’s drama, To Kill a Man, won the Jury’s...

The Sundance Film Festival 2014 came to a close with the announcement of the jury, audience and other special awards winners.Scroll down for full list of winners

Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic prizes, while Andrew Droz Palermo and Tracy Droz Tragos’ Rich Hill won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary.

The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary went to Return To Homs (Syria-Germany) by Talal Derki and the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to To Kill A Man (Chile-France) by Alejandro Fernández Almendras.

The Audience Award: U.S. Documentary went to Michael Rossato-Bennett’s Alive Inside: A Story Of Music & Memory (Us).

The Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary went to The Green Prince (Germany-Israel-uk) by Nadav Schirman and the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic was presented to Zeresenay Berhane Mehari’s Difret (Ethiopia).

The Audience Award: Best Of Next...

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Grand Jury Prize – Whiplash, directed by Damien Chazelle

Directing Award – Cutter Hodierne, Fishing Without Nets

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Craig Johnson & Mark Heyman, The Skeleton Twins

Excellence in Cinematography Award – Christopher Blauvelt, Low Down

Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Talent – Justin Simien, writer-director of Dear White People

Special Jury Award for Musical Score – Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Audience Award – Whiplash, directed by Damien Chazelle

U.S. Documentary Competition

Grand Jury Prize – Rich Hill, directed by Andrew Droz Palermo & Tracy Droz Tragos

Directing Award – Ben Cotner & Ryan White, The Case Against 8

Editing Award – Jenny Golden & Karen Sim, Watchers in the Sky

Excellence in Cinematography Award – Rachel Beth Anderson & Ross Kauffman, E-Team

Special Jury Prize – The Overnighters, directed by Jesse Moss

Special Jury Award for Animation – Watchers in the Sky

Audience Award – Alive Inside, directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Grand Jury Prize – To Kill a Man,...

Whiplash, director Damien Chazelle’s story of a young jazz drummer, took home both the U.S. Grand Jury and Audience Dramatic awards at the Sundance Film Festival awards Saturday night. The film grew out of a short from Chazelle that won the Short Film Jury Award at Sundance in 2013.

Rich Hill, a story about a community in rural Missouri, won the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury award and Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory, about how music can help dementia patients, won the U.S. Audience Documentary award. Co-screenwriters Craig Johnson and Mark Heyman were honored with the...

As part of our How I Shot That series, Indiewire asked cinematographers with films at this year's Sundance to name their favorite directors of photography (no surprise that Roger Deakins, Harris Savides and Gordon Willis are mentioned quite a bit). Here they list some of their favorite cinematographers (and explain why): "I really enjoyed the film 'Armadillo' in part due to the cinematic moments Lars Skree captured away from the frontline. I was incredibly intimidated and excited when I had the opportunity to assist him a few years later on an Afghanistan shoot. He quickly put me at ease and was constantly offering to teach as we worked, which is very rare during a shoot. I hope I'll get to work with him again!" -- Cinematographer Rachel Beth Anderson ("E-Team") "Can I just give you a small list? Conrad Hall, Gordon Willis, and Harris Savides will live...

Park City, Utah -- They arrive first on the scene during international atrocities, but they don't carry weaponry or possess Seal-like skills. They are the E-Team, or, The Emergencies Team. They charge to international crisis spots where human rights violations surely have been violated. This puts them smack dab in such places as Syria and Libya. They confront barbarism and vow to ferret out accountability. If discovered, they face torture and death. In this spellbinding story, filmmakers Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman thrust us into the red-alert lives of four E-Team members. It's a comprehensive portrayal of

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There's plenty of advice out there for aspiring filmmakers and cinematographers, some great, some garbage. With that in mind, Indiewire asked the cinematographers of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival what was the best and worst advice they ever received, as part of our How I Shot That series. Here is a selection of their responses: Best Advice: "Don't feel pressure to run to the frontline and film. Follow your gut instincts and get in and get out and only if it there are essential moments for you to tell your story." -- Cinematographer Rachel Beth Anderson ("E-Team") "Vilmos Zsigmond told me, 'Jim, nice guys finish first and when you are successful promise me that you will help the next person.'" -- Cinematographer James Chressanthis ("Cesar's Last Fast") "First and foremost: It's not a race. Enjoy the whole journey and be proud of yourself even when things aren't going your way.

Rachel Beth Anderson, cinematographer of the documentary "E-Team," screening at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, told Indiewire about her experience shooting the film. Directed by Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman, "E-Team" follows a group of individuals selected by the Human Rights Watch to document war crimes around the world. Anderson has previously shot a variety of projects for PBS Frontline Films, Hrw features and CNN. What camera and lens did you use? I used a Canon 5D Mark II & III and Canon C300. I'm usually working by myself in areas where you have to be quick on your feet so I pack a small kit. I relied mainly on a range of Canon L series lenses (standards 24-105, 70-200, 24 1:4mm, 16-35), and I love the new Canon Cinema lenses. When possible I treat myself to renting Ziess cinema lenses! What was the most difficult shot on your movie, and how did you pull it off?...

"In darkness, abuse takes place," declares Fred Abrahams, one of the members of the Emergency Team (aka E-Team), part of the Human Rights Watch group, whose mission is to investigate and report on crimes committed against the civilian population of war-torn countries and other places where the oppressors revel in secrecy. Focusing on four of these brave individuals, directors Katy Chevigny (“Election Day") and Ross Kauffman (“Born into Brothels") craft an outstandingly gripping and heartbreaking non-fiction achievement. Putting their lives at risk by illegally smuggling themselves into a war-torn Syria, husband and wife Ole Solvang and Anna Neistat leave behind the safety of their Parisian apartment to uncover the facts about the alarming and horrifying attacks carried out by the Assad regime against his people. Just as the couple interviews a family victim of said violence in the opening frames of the film, instant desperation takes over as the conversation must be paused when the.

Filmmaker: Why this movie? Why did you decide to do it? Chevigny: My co-director, Ross Kauffman, and I were intrigued by the fact that no one had ever been granted access to make an independent film about Human Rights Watch researchers in the field. We knew their work was fascinating and thought it was an interesting opportunity. And once we actually met the member of the E-Team in person, we knew there were some great characters there. Filmmaker: How much of your crew was female? Was hiring women a consideration for you? Chevigny: My co-director, Ross Kauffman, is a man. Our […]...

Filmmaker: Why this movie? Why did you decide to do it? Chevigny: My co-director, Ross Kauffman, and I were intrigued by the fact that no one had ever been granted access to make an independent film about Human Rights Watch researchers in the field. We knew their work was fascinating and thought it was an interesting opportunity. And once we actually met the member of the E-Team in person, we knew there were some great characters there. Filmmaker: How much of your crew was female? Was hiring women a consideration for you? Chevigny: My co-director, Ross Kauffman, is a man. Our […]...

It’s that time again. The biggest American film festival is upon us, and this year the Ioncinema crew will be descending on Park City with eight feet on the ground and eight eyes on Park City’s various and plentiful screens. Eric Lavallee, Nicholas Bell, Caitlin Coder and I will be covering just about every inch of this year’s festival here at Ioncinema.com, as well as on that ever increasingly vibrant instanews network – Twitter. Be sure to follow @ioncinema and, as stated above, my personal handle @Rectangular_Eye, as we’ll be tweeting throughout the festival with breaking news, reviews, and sightings, all the while trying to keep up with the massive amount of content sure to be coming from this year’s Sundance filmmakers themselves, most of which have their own Twitter accounts and are listed at length below (minus the world & short programs). Whether you...

Part two in this year’s Sundance Twitterverse series, we are bringing you direct contact with most of next year’s Oscar short list. No one on this list is repped more than the No No: A Dockumentary (@dockumentary) crew, who are all sporting profile pics from the film on their feeds.

U.S. Documentary Competition

Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory – @AliveInsideFilm

Editor Manuel Tsingaris – @MTsingaris

Composer Itall Shur – @ItaalShur

All the Beautiful Things – @ATBThingsMovie

Director John Harkrider – @pathetic100

Captivated The Trials of Pamela Smart

Cinematographer Naiti Gámez – @naitigamez

The Case Against 8 – @TheCaseAgainst8

Co-Director Ben Cotner – @bcotner

Producer Rebekah Fergusson – @R_Films

Composer Blake Neely – @cowonthewall

Cesar’s Last Fast – @CesarsLastFast

Co-Director Richard Ray Perez – @BraveNewRick

Producer Molly O’Brien – @mobworks

Editor Lewis Erskine – @EditorSavant

Editor Carla Gutierrez – @CarlitaGu

Cinematographer James Chressanthis – @NoSubtitles

E-team - @ETeamFilm

Subject: Human Rights Watch – @hrw

Co-Director Katy Chevigny – @mightychevs

Co-Director...

Ross Kauffman and Katy Chevigny are both documentary film directors with over 15 years experience, and have both premiered films in documentary competition at past Sundance Film Festivals. Kauffman co-directed the 2004 documentary "Born Into Brothels," which won an Emmy and other awards, playing at over 50 film festivals around the world. His short film "Wait For Me" premiered at the New York Film Festival as the centerpiece alongside Clint Eastwood's "The Changeling." Chevigny co-directed "Deadline" which premiered at Sundance in 2004, and was later acquired and broadcast by NBC. Chevigny also directed "Election Day" which premiered at SXSW and was broadcast on Pov in 2008. What it's about: "Dramatic and crucial, 'E-team' follows the intense and courageous work of four intrepid investigators on the front lines of identifying international human rights abuses." What's it's really about: "E-team is a character-driven film about four fascinating members of ...