SUNDANCE: Directors Tease ?Dirty Wars,? ?Fire In The Blood,? ?God Loves Uganda,? ?A Teacher,? ?Computer Chess?

The Sundance Film Festival heads into the week with more world premieres and a peek at many of the films that will grace the Specialty Big Screen this year. Beginning last week, Movieline posted details about this year's U.S. and World Competition films and filmmakers in their own words. In this round, Richard Rowley (Dirty Wars), Dylan Mohan Gray (Fire in the Blood), Roger Ross Williams (God Loves Uganda), Hannah Fidell (A Teacher) and Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess) preview their films.

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Dirty Wars by director Richard Rowley [U.S. Documentary Competition]

Synopsis:
It?s the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. We have fundamentally changed the rules of the game and the rules of engagement. Prior to 9/11, it was customary for America to sound a formal declaration of war on a given country before attacking. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government?condoned torture occur in hidden corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the most secret and elite fighting force in U.S. history, exposing covert operations carried out by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. No target is off-limits for the JSOC ?kill list,? even if the person is a U.S. citizen. [Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]

Responses by Richard Rowley

Dirty Wars quick pitch:
Part action film and part detective story, Dirty Wars is a gripping journey into one of the most important and underreported stories of our time. We follow investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, who is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America?s expanding covert wars.…

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