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BAM Gears Up for Sundance Institute 2008 Screenings

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John Del Signore

Published May 21, 2008

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When one considers all the hype, movies and merchandise pushing the Hunter S. Thompson brand, not to mention the fried fruitlessness of his later years, it might be tempting to dismiss the author as less than the sum of his gimmicky parts. But Gonzo, a new documentary from the director of the award-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, uses archival footage from some of the good doctor's best years to help excavate this brilliant writer from the rubble of his outsized persona.

 

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Next week some of the best films from this year's Sundance Festival will unspool at BAM during their third annual Sundance Institute takeover. The ten day mini-fest features 10 dramatic features, 12 documentaries and 36 shorts. Most of these selections screen just once or twice, and not all of them have distribution, so you've got to stay on your toes if there's something you want to see.

The screenings kick off May 29th with the award-winning American Teen, a documentary about four small-town Indiana teens and their turbulent senior year. Many of the screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers; check out some of the films in this year's program below.

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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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