After winning the audience award for documentaries at Sundance earlier this year, Madeleine Gavin’s Beyond Utopia will receive further exposure this weekend at Telluride. The acclaimed feature focuses on North Korean defectors and it just scored an October distribution deal via Fathom Events and Roadside Attractions.
With a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, look for its buyers to mount a serious Oscar campaign in Documentary Feature. When it comes to that competition, there’s always the caveat that the doc branch is capable of shocking omissions.
That said, Utopia is a threat for both a nomination and the win. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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