Embracing the paradox of destruction and rebirth, apocalyptic documentaries like Lessons of Darkness, Leviathan, and Sleep Has Her House explore humanity’s impact on the earth.
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Keep ReadingCall 2018 the year of the documentary. One story for docs this year was their incredible box office success with four non-fiction films cracking the $10 million mark. Those films, Won’t You Be
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Keep ReadingIn short, there are a great many documentaries in the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF for those that know her well), including Anthropocene: The Human Epoch and Sharkwater Extinction.
Keep ReadingLights, camera, spectacular success – backlash. So it goes with the films co-created by Ed Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier. The trio is launching Anthropocene, the third in their eco-conscious
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