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Chapter 1
Sundance Film Festival 2016: Creating the festival
The Sundance Film Festival is the largest celebration of US independent film in the country and a chance for movie lovers and industry types to flock en masse to Park City. For 11 days the Utah ski resort changes beyond all recognition as shops are converted, makeshift cinemas are constructed and the snow is wrestled under control. Monocle’s New York bureau chief Ed Stocker is in town to meet the people behind the festival.
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Chapter 2
A review of ‘Jim: The James Foley Story’
Ed Stocker and Gillian Dobias review ‘Jim: The James Foley Story’, a portrait of the US video journalist who was killed by Isis in 2014. The documentary picked up the audience award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
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Chapter 3
Sundance Film Festival 2016: Virtual reality
The New Frontier segment at Sundance celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. An integral part of the film festival, it’s an experimental section in which film and art fuse together. But this year the buzz has been about virtual reality. More than 30 VR films were shown this year, compared to 12 last year. Ed Stocker straps on a headset and gets immersed.
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Chapter 4
Trieste Film Festival
David Plaisant rounds up this year’s Trieste Film Festival, a smaller affair in the beautiful corner of northeastern Italy with special focus on central and Eastern European film-making.
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