This Week In Documentary

As we (finally) close out the first month of 2025, this year’s Sundance Film Festival is also winding down. We’ve covered some of the programmed documentaries (see our reviews of 2000 Meters To Andriivka, André Is An Idiot, and Prime Minister and our reviews of Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Folktales, and Predators), and we plan to send out a final roundup of remaining capsule reviews soon. In the meantime, you can find our ranking of the documentaries we’ve seen on the Nonfics Letterboxd page.

Sally, one of the documentaries we watched (and logged and ranked but did not yet review) last week, already won an award at the festival. The film, about astronaut Sally Ride, received the science-focused 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, selected by a jury. Additionally, the documentary The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing won the Grand Jury Prize in the short film program, while the docs We Were the Scenery and Tiger won the Short Film Jury Award for the Nonfiction program and the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing, respectively. The rest of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Awards will be announced this weekend.

Now, without further ado, below you’ll find this week’s highlights, listings, and coming attractions, including our Pick of the Week. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to receive more in-depth highlights and reviews in the future.