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Antastasia Akulinina

Review: ‘Armed with Faith’

by Antastasia Akulinina
October 2, 2017November 6, 2021
Reviews

Armed with Faith (USA, 74 min.) Dir. Geeta Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi   Since 9/11, life in Pakistan has drastically changed. “You’re either with us or you’re with the terrorists,” – was the

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Review: ‘Like a Pebble in the Boot’

by Antastasia Akulinina
October 2, 2017October 31, 2021
Festivals/Reviews

Like a Pebble in the Boot (Comme un caillou dans la botte) (Canada, 70 min.) Dir. Hélène Choquette   While street vending is illegal in Italy, it is the only source of

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‘Everything in this conflict is about control’: Violeta Ayala Talks ‘Cocaine Prison’

by Antastasia Akulinina
September 13, 2017September 2, 2021
Interviews/TIFF

Cocaine Prison, the latest documentary from Bolivian born indigenous filmmaker Violeta Ayala, provides a shocking insight into the world of drug trafficking in Bolivia. Filmed over four years, Cocaine Prison was shot inside a

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Review: ‘The Judge’

by Antastasia Akulinina
September 13, 2017October 24, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

The Judge (Palestine/USA, 82 min.) Dir. Erika Cohn Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere)   Erika Cohn’s The Judge is a captivating and stirring documentary, which chronicles the story of the first female

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Review: ‘The Gospel According to Andre’

by Antastasia Akulinina
September 13, 2017October 24, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

The Gospel According to Andre (USA, 94 min.) Dir. Kate Novack Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere)   In The Gospel According to Andre, Kate Novack offers a long needed and detailed examination

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Review: ‘The Babushkas of Chernobyl’

by Antastasia Akulinina
June 14, 2017November 28, 2021
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The Babushkas of Chernobyl (USA, 71 min.) Dir. Holly Morris, Anne Bogart   The world’s most catastrophic nuclear power plant accident, the Chernobyl Disaster, occurred on April 26 1986 in Pripyat, in

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Review: ‘Jewel’s Catch One’

by Antastasia Akulinina
May 31, 2017November 7, 2021
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Jewel’s Catch One (USA, 90 min.) Dir. C. Fitz   In the ‘70s, Los Angeles was a divided place with a problematic nightlife. Many bars and discos refused to serve gay African

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Review: ‘Small Talk’

by Antastasia Akulinina
May 25, 2017November 14, 2021
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Small Talk (Taiwan, 88 min.) Dir. Hui-Chen Huang   “It’s not good to talk about this,” mutters Anu after her daughter, the film’s director Hui-chen Huang, wonders why her mother has never

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Review: ‘My Wonderful West Berlin’

by Antastasia Akulinina
May 25, 2017November 14, 2021
Festivals/Reviews

My Wonderful West Berlin (Mein wunderbares West-Berlin) (Germany, 97 min.) Dir. Jochen Hick   Paragraph 175 in the German Criminal Code made intimate acts between people of the same gender illegal and

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@mullenpat & @filmfest_ca report on the #documentary side of #Sundance as the festival says goodbye to Park City.

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Our team is reporting on the #documentary side from Park City. Visit POV to read about these five (and others!) in our reviews and interviews so far:
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📽 To Hold a Mountain
📽 Hanging by a Wire

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They're going for gold! But first, Canada's Olympi They're going for gold! But first, Canada's Olympic duo Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier stop by to discuss their Netflix doc Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing. ⛸️

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How is Fred Wiseman as a scene partner? We asked J How is Fred Wiseman as a scene partner? We asked Jodie Foster to find out!

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Congratulations to the #documentary Oscar nominees Congratulations to the #documentary Oscar nominees! 🏆

Best Documentary Feature:
✉️ The Alabama Solution 
✉️ Come See Me in the Good Light
✉️ Cutting through Rocks
✉️ Mr. Nobody against Putin
✉️ The Perfect Neighbor

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✉️ All the Empty Rooms
✉️ Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
✉️ Children No More: "Were and Gone"
✉️ The Devil Is Busy
✉️ perfectly a strangeness 🫏

Best Song 
✉️ "Dear Me" - Diane Warren: Relentless 
✉️ "Sweet Dreams of Joy" Viva Verdi

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