Sundance Now unveils TV & Movie Slate in February 2021
Sundance Now has released its plan for February 2021, including other episodes of A discovery of the witches Season 2, the premiere of the Canadian Police Trial The murders with Jessica Lucas (Gotham, Gracepoint), the premiere of the second season of the Australian crime series Play for fortresses, and more. You can check out the full February breakdown below!
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Monday February 1st
José
19-year-old José (Enrique Salanic) lives with his mother (Ana Cecilia Mota) in Guatemala. His life is routine and aimless until he finds passion, pain, and self-reflection through a relationship with a Caribbean migrant, Luis (Manolo Herrera). (2018, foreign language)
16 bars
Inmates in a Virginia jail work with Speech, the singer of the hip-hop group Arrested Development, to write music and record songs. (2018, documentary)
Live from the soul
Filmed during a three-day, sold-out residency at the historic Apollo Theater, this hybrid docu-concert film features the late great Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley and the rest of the Grammy-nominated Daptone Records family. (2017, documentary)
Tuesday February 2nd
The night caller, Episode 3 (Sundance Now Original)
Eric Edgar Cooke’s role in the Australia Day shootings is exposed, but the true extent of his crimes and their enduring impact on the community are only now being revealed as new evidence leads John Button’s legal team to seek discharge.
Thursday February 4th
The murders
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE
After a negligent incident in the death of a fellow officer, the rookie murder detective Kate Jameson (Jessica Lucas, Cloverfield, The Bund) begins asking for redemption in their investigation. Will she find it? Dylan Bruce (Orphan Black, arrow) and Terry Chen (Nearly Famous, Jessica Jones) also star in this thrilling, three-time Leo award-winning Canadian drama.
to clean up, Episode 6
RELAY FINALS
As Sam (Sheridan Smith, Cilla) risks losing everything, she faces the disastrous consequences of her actions. Sam has run out of options and has to face the network of insiders.
Saturday February 6th
A discovery of the witches Season 2, Episode 5 (Sundance Now Original)
In the second season, Matthew and Diana hide in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London – here they must find a powerful witch to help Diana master her magic and search for the elusive book of life. However, in this day and age, her enemies have not forgotten her.
Monday February 8th
Other
Executive produced by Emmy winner Thandie Newton (Westworld, Exercise of duty) and produced by Oscar winner Daniel Junge (Be evel, Save face), LIYANA is a contradicting genre documentary that tells the story of five children in the Eswatini Kingdom who turn trauma into an original story about a girl named Liyana who goes on a dangerous quest to save her young twin brothers. The film interweaves her animated journey with poetic documentary scenes to create an inspiring story of perseverance and hope. (2017, documentary)
I am the blues
This documentary is a tour of the music venues and other venues of the legendary Chitlin Circuit in the Mississippi Delta and features performances by aging blues musicians in their eighties who used to play the racetrack. (2015, documentary)
Shake the dust
From executive producer and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones and journalist / filmmaker Adam Sjöberg Shake off the dust records the influence of breakdancing. It pays an inspiring tribute to the uplifting power of music and movement by showing how breakdancing hits a resonant chord in developing countries and far beyond. (2014, documentary)
Tuesday February 9th
The night caller, Episode 4 (Sundance Now Original)
RELAY FINALS
Exempted from murder, John Button’s case reveals corrupt police arranging a royal commission and further discharge, Daryl Beamish, for the murder of Jillian Brewer as Cooke’s crimes reverberate in a community that will never be the same again .
Thursday February 11th
The Bridge Season 1
Two detectives work together to kill a serial killer who operates on both sides of the Texas-Chihuahua border. Actor Diane Kruger (Inglorious Basterds, National treasure) and Demián Bichir (The hateful eight, The nun)
Saturday February 13th
A discovery of the witches, Season 2, Episode 6 (Sundance Now Original)
In the second season, Matthew and Diana hide in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London – here they must find a powerful witch to help Diana master her magic and search for the elusive book of life. However, in this day and age, her enemies have not forgotten her.
Monday February 15th
Between
Three Palestinian women who live in an apartment in Tel Aviv try to strike a balance between traditional and modern culture in this award-winning drama. (2016, drama, foreign language)
Styx
A busy doctor (Susanne Wolff, The three musketeers) plans to take her annual vacation to realize her long-cherished dream of sailing from Gibraltar to the tiny island of Ascension in the Atlantic Ocean. But everything changes when she sees a damaged, overloaded boat full of refugees nearby. Knowing that at least a hundred people could drown, she starts organizing to help them but slowly begins to fear that it will be impossible. (2018, drama)
The third woman
In rural 19th century Vietnam, Mai (Hong Chuong Nguyen, Between shadow and soul) is ready to become the third wife of a rich landowner. Little does she know that her hidden desires will force her to choose between security and freedom. (2019, foreign language)
Tuesday February 16
Who has Lt. Van Dorn killed?
Wes Van Dorn, a 29-year-old United States Naval Academy graduate and married father of two young sons, died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed off the coast of Virginia during a 2014 training exercise. Motivated by her grief, his wife Nicole looked for an explanation for the cause of the disaster. Their efforts spurred an investigation that uncovered a long history of negligence and institutional failure surrounding the 53E helicopter – the model Van Dorn was piloting when he was killed and the deadliest aircraft in the US military. Through concise reporting and interviews with colleagues and Van Dorn’s family Who has Lt. Van Dorn killed? is an instant poignant picture of a family tragedy as well as an insightful examination of the somber inner workings of the American defense corporation. (2018, documentary)
Thursday February 18th
Play for fortresses, Series 2, Episode 1
Exclusive season premiere
To be a soccer player’s wife takes serious balls. Immerse yourself in the world of Aussie Rules Football and discover secrets, lies, scandals and murder. New episode every Thursday until April 8th.
Saturday February 20th
A discovery of the witches Season 2, Episode 7 (Sundance Now Original)
In the second season, Matthew and Diana hide in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London – here they must find a powerful witch to help Diana master her magic and search for the elusive book of life. However, in this day and age, her enemies have not forgotten her.
Monday February 22nd
Pigeon kings
This documentary explores the subculture of men in South Central LA who train pigeons for the competitive sport of bird acrobatics. (2020, documentary)
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Tuesday February 23
Jihad Jane
This documentary tells the story of two American women who searched for love online and became “the new face in the war on terror.” (2019, documentary)
Thursday February 25th
Play for fortresses Series 2, episode 2
To be a soccer player’s wife takes serious balls. Immerse yourself in the world of Aussie Rules Football and discover secrets, lies, scandals and murder. New episode every Thursday until April 8th.
The returnees Series 1
In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead inexplicably return as if their deaths had never occurred. City dwellers are forced to grapple with their troubled past in order to understand this phenomenon.
Saturday February 27th
A discovery of the witches Season 2, Episode 8 (Sundance Now Original)
In the second season, Matthew and Diana hide in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London – here they must find a powerful witch to help Diana master her magic and search for the elusive book of life. However, in this day and age, her enemies have not forgotten her.
