The Untitled Buena Vista Social Club Documentary will not to premiere at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival , robbing the mountainside indie film gathering of one of its higher-profile debuts. Broad Green, the film\u2019s distributor, attributed the last minute decision to pull the film to the need to make more post-production tweaks. It was originally slated to have its first public screenings on Friday, but Festival organizers said that they were informed Thursday that the picture would not be shown.
\u201cWe at Broad Green are disappointed that we will not be able to premiere this compelling documentary at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival,\u201d a spokesperson for Broad Green said in a statement. \u201cThe film\u2019s post production process has taken longer than expected and thus the decision was made to wait to introduce the film to audiences until it can be presented in its best possible iteration.\u201d
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The film is a sequel of sorts to 1999\u2019s \u201cThe Buena Vista Social Club.\u201d It also examines Cuba\u2019s musical scene. Lucy Walker (\u201cThe Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom\u201d) directs the film, taking over for Wim Wenders, the filmmaker behind the original.
Broad Green, a relative newcomer to the indie world, has struggled in its initial years. The studio scored with \u201cA Walk in the Woods,\u201d a 2015 Sundance release, but struck out on the likes of \u201cThe Infiltrator,\u201d \u201cBad Santa 2,\u201d and \u201c99 Homes.\u201d
Screenings of the musical documentary will be replaced by other films in the lineup, festival organizers said.<\/p>\n

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