Sundance Lineup: Sebastian Junger War Doc, Pat Tillman Story

“Perfect Storm” author directs Afghan documentary; football-star-turned-soldier film debuts.

The latest film from "An Inconvenient Truth" director Davis Guggenheim and Amir Bar-Lev’s documentary about football player-turned-soldier Pat Tillman are among the documentaries set for the competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

The Sundance Institute on Wednesday announced the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary competitions for the 2010 festival.

On Thursday, the festival will reveal the lineup of films in five out-of-competition sections.

Well-known names on the list of documentary directors include Tamra Davis ("Billy Madison"), with a documentary on artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; author-journalist Sebastian Junger (documentary "Restrepo" with Tim Hetherington); and Oscar winner Guggenheim with new education-themed doc "Waiting for Superman.

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