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February 2020

“We All Get Dressed for Bill”: Mark Bozek’s New Bill Cunningham Doc

by Pat Mullen
February 28, 2020August 16, 2021
Features/Interviews/Photography

The Times of Bill Cunningham director Mark Bozek discusses his process of covering the extensive life and career of fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, combing through the archives, and being played by Bradley

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MoMa’s Doc Fortnight was Diverse and Eclectic

by Christina Clarke
February 24, 2020August 29, 2021
Festivals

MoMA's 2020 Doc Fortnight showcased projects from 38 countries, and featured 12 World, 16 North American and 14 U.S. premieres, as well as top prize winners from Sundance, Locarno, Berlin and Cannes.

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Review: Philippe Falardeau Opens Berlinale with ‘My Salinger Year’

by Jutta Brendemuhl
February 21, 2020August 23, 2021
Festivals/Reviews

Philippe Falardeau opens the 70th Berlin International Film Festival with the world premiere of his coming-of-age film My Salinger Year — “based on a true story,” a recurring disclaimer on Berlinale screens.

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‘Your Turn’ Gives Voice to Youth Protest

by Pat Mullen
February 13, 2020August 27, 2021
Reviews

Your Turn [Espero tua ( Re )volta] (Brazil, 93 min.) Dir. Eliza Capai If Petra Costa took audiences to the edge of democracy with her Oscar-nominated portrait of Brazilian politics, then Eliza Capai

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And the Oscar Goes to…

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
February 6, 2020August 29, 2021
Features

What will and should win on Oscar night? The POV team breaks down their picks and predictions between American Factory, The Cave, The Edge of Democracy, For Sama, and Honeyland.

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Report on Sundance Documentaries – Part 7

by Inge Coolsaet
February 6, 2020August 23, 2021
Festivals/Sundance

Powerful forces are at work in this new batch of documentaries, seen and reviewed at the Sundance Film Festival. Backward-looking binaries are dismantled, where art, hope and optimism remain triumphant in the

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Report on Sundance Documentaries – Part 6

by Jason Gorber
February 6, 2020August 23, 2021
Festivals/Sundance

Our latest report on Sundance docs includes Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind, Assassins, Mucho Mucho Amor, and Into the Deep.

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Are Women Finally in View?

by Susan G. Cole
February 5, 2020August 31, 2021
Features/Industry

There’s something about documentary that’s always drawn female artists. But how much progress is the industry actually making on its commitments to gender parity and advancing opportunities for women in key creative

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‘Beyond Moving’: Siphe November Takes Centre Stage

by Pat Mullen
February 5, 2020August 27, 2021
Reviews

Beyond Moving (Canada, 84 min.) Dir. Vikram Dasgupta The story of Siphe November has been likened to that of Billy Elliot. While Billy Elliot grew up in a small town of Northern England

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2020 Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) Report

by Davide Abbatescianni
February 3, 2020August 29, 2021
Festivals

Highlights from this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam include The Year of Discovery, Drama Girl, Suzanne Daveau, and A Rifle and a Bag.

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