The Sundance Film Festival, draws to a close this weekend. Hello, and welcome to our look back at this years Sundance Film Festival in park city, utah. In todays programme, highlights from this 11 day independent film extravaganza. Sundance belonged to women this year, with numerous films by them and about them. Women in independent film were speaking out. The metoo and Timesup Movement were major talking points. There has been hurt and suffering. People will not stand for that anymore. Also, the festival premiere of a live documentary which told the history of the famous Kronos Quartet, and more. And the festival film, our new president , looked at how Russian Youtube and tv channels covered the us president ial election. Donald trump. Also, the intense month long protest over the Dakota Access pipeline protest examined in a documentary. All that and more in this special sundance edition of talking movies. An activist spirit was evident at sundance this year. People came together to p
The skies to reveal spells of sunshine. Showers packing into the north west. Some heavy at wintry as things turned colder. That is the big theme for the week ahead. Wintry showers, often windy, with at times. With gales at times. This is bbc news, our latest headlines. Police have released an image of the man they want to speak to in connection with the deaths of three teenagers who were hit by a car in west london on friday. The Prime Minister comes under pressure from leave campaigners in her own party to take a hard line with europe. More than 240 people are reported to have been arrested at opposition rallies across russia, including Opposition Leader alexei navalny. The founder of the Swedish Furniture giant ikea, ingvar kamprad, has died at the age of 91. And a team of elite mountaineers has rescued one of two climbers stranded near the top of one of pakistans most dangerous mountains. Now on bbc news, talking movies tom brook reports from park city in utah where americans foremo
Obama makes sufficient new changes on climate change. He is one of south africas controversial politicians once described as a future president and he was expelled from the anc in 2012 and already has a conviction for hate speech and this morning he arrived in court to face charges of racketeering fraud, corruption and Money Laundering charges he says are politically motivated and these are pictures just outside the courthouse where hundreds of supporters have gathered. They are being kept well back from the courthouse by tight security right now South African Police not allowing supporters to get any where near the courthouse while he is inside. Lets hear now from our correspondence miller. We want the president to answer a simple question when is he paid the money. Reporter in resent months he has been at the forefront for calls for south africas president to address allegations of are corruption from his private residence paid by taxpayers. This week he goes to court to face the mus
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