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July 2020

‘Creem’ Doc Is an Ode to Arts Mags

by Pat Mullen
July 31, 2020August 7, 2022
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Creem: America’s Only Rock n Roll Magazine (USA, 75 min.) Dir. Scott Crawford My goodness, do the offices of CREEM magazine ever look different from the creaky workspace of POV! This raucous doc from Scott

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‘The Great Green Wall’ promises that a forest can grow in the desert

by Marc Glassman
July 31, 2020August 28, 2021
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The Great Green Wall (UK, 92 min.) Dir. Jared P. Scott Imagine growing an 8000 kilometer wall of trees blocking off the sands of the Sahara from the rest of Africa. It’s

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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets: A sad romantic story of the closing of a dive bar

by Marc Glassman
July 30, 2020August 28, 2021
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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, directors Featuring: Peter Elwell, Michael Martin, Shay Walker There’s something about the authenticity of a bar that provides a superb setting for

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‘The Fight’ Brilliantly Captures the Insanity of Keeping Up with Trump

by Pat Mullen
July 29, 2020August 28, 2021
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The Fight (USA, 96 min.) Dir. Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, Eli Despres After wowing the documentary crowd with their portrait of an errant Weiner, Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres chronicle

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John Houston’s ‘Atautsikut’ Should Not Be Left Behind

by Judy Wolfe
July 27, 2020August 28, 2021
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Atautsikut, Leaving None Behind (Canada, 60 min.) Dir. John Houston How do communities de-colonize? How do people free themselves from economic oppression? What happens when they succeed? In John Houston’s new film, Atautsikut,

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Denise Ho Doc Sings with the Power of a Dissident’s Voice

by Pat Mullen
July 23, 2020August 28, 2021
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Denise Ho: Becoming the Song (USA, 83 min.) Dir. Sue Williams The voice of a dissident sings loud and clear in Denise Ho: Becoming the Song. This upbeat portrait of art and activism

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Helmut Newton Doc Finds Empowerment Through Drumsticks

by Pat Mullen
July 21, 2020August 28, 2021
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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (USA, 93 min.) Dir. Gero von Boehm Only a photographer as daring as Helmut Newton could make roast chicken look sexy. The man sure knew how to

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‘Father Soldier Son’ Spends 10 Years in a Military Family

by Pat Mullen
July 17, 2020August 28, 2021
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Father Soldier Son (USA, 97 min.) Dir. Leslye Davis, Catrin Einhorn “It’s a lot easier being a platoon sergeant than a single father,” says Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch in Father Soldier Son.

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‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ Is Booze-Fuelled Poetry

by Pat Mullen
July 16, 2020August 28, 2021
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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (USA, 98 min.) Dir. Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross I haven’t been to a bar in four months thanks to this ongoing pandemic. However, as much as the

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Paying It Forward

by Susan G. Cole
July 15, 2020May 28, 2023
Features/Hot Docs/Industry

Two movies, Toronto-based, set fewer than a hundred meters apart, made by millennial women. But that’s not all that connects #BLESSED and There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace.

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