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Larry Fried

Larry Fried is a filmmaker, writer, and podcaster based in New Jersey. He is the host and creator of the podcast "My Favorite Movie is... , " a podcast telling the stories behind how an all-time favorite movie earns that title. His writing has been featured by the New York Film Festival, as well as on Geek Vibes Nation and Slash Film. He is also the Visual Content Manager at Special Olympics New Jersey, an organization dedicated to competition and training opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities across the Garden State.

Yalla Parkour Review: A Personal, If Muddled, Ode to Palestine

by Larry Fried
November 25, 2024
Festivals/Reviews

The story of Ahmed Matar and PK Gaza evokes the resilience of Palestinians as a filmmaker considers her pull to her homeland in Yalla Parkour.

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Death & Taxes Review: The Meek Shall Inherit the Worth

by Larry Fried
November 23, 2024
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The U.S.A's constitution promises life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but Death & Taxes explores how the widening rich-poor gap complicates that pledge.

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Drop Dead City Review: The Big Apple Gets a Big Audit

by Larry Fried
November 21, 2024
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A chorus of talking heads revisits the notorious summer that transformed the Big Apple in Drop Dead City – New York on the Brink in 1975

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My Sweet Land Review: The Kids Are Not Alright

by Larry Fried
November 18, 2024
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Sareen Hairabedian delivers an astonishing first feature with My Sweet Land, which observes life under threat of war through a child's eyes.

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Gallagher Review: The Wonderful Wizard of Odd

by Larry Fried
November 17, 2024
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Josh Forbes profiles late comedian and reluctant subject Leo Gallagher, best known for taking sledgehammers to watermelons.

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The People’s Way Review: This Is What Community Looks Like

by Larry Fried
November 14, 2024November 16, 2024
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The stories of three women capture the ongoing fight of the Black Lives Matter movement at local levels in The People's Way.

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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Review – A Different Kind of Superhero Movie

by Larry Fried
October 8, 2024October 10, 2024
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story explores the life of the Hollywood icon who played Superman before embracing his unexpected role as disability rights advocate.

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My Sextortion Diary Review: Screenlife Doc Explores Digital Voyeurism

by Larry Fried
May 4, 2024
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Screenlife documentary My Sextortion Diary sees a filmmaker reclaim technology by using the same tools with which she was exploited.

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The Ride Ahead Review: An Entry Point For Disability Cinema

by Larry Fried
April 29, 2024
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Expanding upon the short My Disability Roadmap, The Road Ahead is an affirming advancement for disability cinema.

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The Hobby Brings the World of Tabletop Gaming Into a Long Overdue Spotlight

by Larry Fried
March 31, 2024June 10, 2025
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An interview with The Hobby director Simon Ennis and subjects Candice Harris and Dan Corbett about bringing tabletop gaming culture to screen.

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If documentary, at its heart, is a practice of imm If documentary, at its heart, is a practice of immersion, does the mean its a perfect fit for VR? 🥽

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Catch top docs from the circuit at @bluemtnfilmfes Catch top docs from the circuit at @bluemtnfilmfest! 📽

Some POV approved highlights include:
- Come See Me in the Good Light 😭
- Mistress Dispeller ♥️♥️♥️
- Shelf Life 🧀
- Front Row 🩰

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The festival runs May 29 - June 1! #documentary #BMFM2025 #BlueMountain #ComeSeeMeInTheGoodLight #MistressDispeller #FrontRow #movies #film
More awards for documentaries! Assange doc The Six More awards for documentaries! Assange doc The Six Billion Dollar Man wins inaugural Globes-Artemis Rising Docu Award at Cannes in new collaboration between @goldenglobes and @artemisrisingfoundation. What doc do you think would have won last year?🏆 #documentary #Cannes #TheSixBillionDollarMan #film #movies
🎥 We're proud to co-present @speak.documentary, 🎥 We're proud to co-present @speak.documentary, one of the year's top docs, for its Toronto premiere at @insideoutfestival on Saturday, May 24 at TIFF Lightbox. 

The hit documentary about students putting their voices to good use in the national championships for public speaking.

 🎟️🎟️ Want to attend the in-theatre screening of Speak at Inside Out? POV has five pairs of tickets to give away to readers. 

👉All you have to do to enter is answer the following question:

What film is the opening night gala of Inside Out 2025?

a) Cactus Pears
b) Baby
c) Sauna
d) Outerlands

Need a hint? Check out the festival lineup!

📨 Email your answer to info@povmagazine.com with the subject Inside Out.

Contest closes May 21 at noon EST.
Inside Out runs May 23 to June 1.

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The audience has spoken! Come See Me in the Good L The audience has spoken! Come See Me in the Good Light wins @hotdocs_ Audience Award after holding the #1 spot all festival, while Endless Cookie wins Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Film. 🗳

Your top five:
1. Come See Me in the Good Light
2. Endless Cookie
3. Antidote
4. Coexistence, My Ass!
5. Saints and Warriors

Visit POV for the full top 20! (Link in stories.)
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Last day of @hotdocs_! What are you seeing? Here Last day of @hotdocs_! What are you seeing?

Here are some recent highlights from our team:
1. Industry - @barri.cohen offers our first dispatch 📋
2. The Longer You Bleed - @mullenpat on Made in Exile highlight 🇺🇦
3. I, Poppy - @filmfest_ca on Best International Feature winner 🏆 
4. They're Here - @smallmind1978 on doc about strange visitors 🛸
5. The Secret Lives of My Three Men - @bgos923 reviews hybrid highlight 🎭
6. I Dreamed His Name - Alexander Mooney looks at a personal journey 🇨🇴
7. Ai Weiwei's Turandot - @marc.glassman on an artist in times of war and COVID 😷
8. Widow Champion - @susangcole looks at sisters in a struggle 🙋‍♀️
9. Circusboy is a Wisemanesque view of the big top 🎪
10. Higher than Acidic Clouds defies censors 🇮🇷

🔗: visit POVmagazine.com for reviews of nearly every feature at the fest!

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Last weekend of @hotdocs_! Don't sleep on some gre Last weekend of @hotdocs_! Don't sleep on some great docs. Lots more this and stories on the site. Highlights include:
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2. Ultras ⚽️
3. Unwelcomed 🇻🇪
4. Heritage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
5. Queer as Punk 👩‍🎤
6. Betrayal 👨‍⚖️
7. Apocalypse in the Tropics 🤲
8. Casas Muertas 🇻🇪
9. The Last Ambassador 🇦🇫
10. My Boyfriend, the Fascist 🍑
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