Doc Picks: Sky Sitney of Silverdocs

0 Comments POSTED: September 7, 2009 13:53 | By: Thom Powers

Sky Sitney is the Artistic Director for Silverdocs, the venerable festival held outside Washington, DC in June. She'll be missing TIFF this year, but that didn't stop her from picking the docs she looks forward to seeing later:

From the description, CLEANFLIX seems to have all the fixings for a fascinating documentary: a real life BE KIND REWIND with a religious twist and a good ol' sex scandal. Really, who could ask for more?

COLLAPSE. I have been a steadfast admirer of Chris Smith's documentary work, from his sharp and humorous portrait of a DIY filmmaker making his Magnum opus in the horror genre, to the hysterical and inspiring THE YES MEN.  Smith has demonstrated a keen eye for social observation and I am eager to see what he reveals in his latest portrait of radical thinker, Michael Ruppert.

PRESUMED GUILTY. (pictured) Geoffrey Smith's prior film, THE ENGLISH SURGEON was a spectacular triumph. I have seen the poignancy and artistry that Smith can capture when training his eye on the medical establishment, and I am very eager to see what he and his collaborator, Roberto Hernandez, do when they focus their lens on the Mexican judicial system.

LA DANSE: LE BALLET DE L'OPERA DE PARIS. It's Frederick Wiseman. Need I say more? No one is a more insightful observer of American institutions - whether it is High School, Welfare, the State Legislature or Public Housing. I am interested in seeing how these observations translate overseas when Wiseman focuses on the Paris Opera Ballet. I have no doubt that it will be 160 minutes well spent.


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