‘Navalny,’ About Russian Opposition Leader, Added as Surprise Film to Sundance Lineup
thewrap.comannounced earlier this month, and CNN will broadcast the film in North America later this year while both HBO Max and CNN+ hold the streaming rights.
Other distribution rights remain available.The film is directed by Roher and produced by Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Shane Boris and Odessa Rae. “We are delighted to have ‘Navalny’ at this year’s Festival,” Tabitha Jackson, Sundance Festival’s director, said in a statement. “When we saw this film in the early fall we all immediately knew that we wanted it and would wait for it: riveting cinema in the present tense, incredible access, intrepid investigative journalism, a compelling protagonist speaking truth to power – all beautifully edited, directed and produced into a timely non-fiction thriller that deals with the highest of stakes for freedom of expression.”“Boldly confronting injustice through cinematic storytelling has been threaded into Sundance’s DNA since its inception.
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