

The Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Capturing The Friedmans delves into a world of secrets and unattractive truths. With access to the family’s home videos and present-day interviews with the Friedmans, director Andrew Jarecki has constructed a film that inquires not just into the life of a family in turmoil but into a community, a legal system, and an era. By constantly keeping the audience’s judgements and understanding in flux, Capturing The Friedmans embodies the difficulty of capturing the truth and is undoubtedly one of the best docos of the year.