'Trumped' to screen at Sundance

As the US installs Donald Trump as its new president, a documentary about the controversial reality TV star-turned-politician will screen at Sundance. “Trumped: Inside The Greatest Political Upset of All Time” is behind-the-scenes look at the election of the 45th U.S. president. The documentary is a late addition to the festival’s documentary premieres program. Its screening was announced Jan. 9th. It is scheduled to premiere Friday Jan. 27 and includes an additional screening the following day. BEHIND THE CAMPAIGN The doc, which is not in competition, reportedly includes never-before-seen footage of candidate Trump throughout the whole 2016 presidential election, from the primaries through the debates to the dawning realization that the controversial billionaire would hold the highest office of the land. The documentary might prove interesting to Latinos as they overwhelmingly voted against the Republican candidate who attacked Mexican immigrants, promised to build a wall along its southern border, and criticized Mexico. Trump reportedly got just 18 percent of the Latino vote, the lowest level on record for any presidential candidate, according to the Washington Post. 3 PARTNERS “Trumped” is directed by Banks Tarver, Ted Bourne and Mary Robertson, all of them partners at the Left/Right, a New York-based television production company. Tarver is a winner of two International Documentary Association Awards. A civil rights attorney by training, the Harvard and Berkeley-educated produced his first documentary in 1998–“Watch Me Jumpstart” is about his favorite rock band, Guided By Voices. In 2004, he co-founded Left/Right, which has produced an eclectic mix of television series and documentaries, including “This American Life,” “The Circus,” and “Small Town Security.” Bourne studied at the University of Chicago and earned an master’s in fine arts from Temple University. He became a TV editor before showrunning A&E’s hit series “The First 48,” supervising more than 100 episodes. He also launched a spin-off, “After the First 48.” Bourne was also a showrunner on National Geographic's series “Border Wars” before becoming a co-executive producer at Left/Right. A graduate from Wesleyan University, Robertson has worked on the History Channel's “America: The Story of Us” and PBS’s “History Detectives”, and produced radio segments for “This American Life.” Her short film “Missed Connections” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. She is also a co-executive producer at Left/Right. Her credits the Emmy-nominated Frontline documentary "Middle School Moment" and the Discovery Channel's “Curiosity” episode "Sex in America." –CESAR ARREDONDO