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Only Hollywood movies have second takes. 💔 Ross M Only Hollywood movies have second takes. 💔 Ross McElwee tells us about #Remake, a planned adaptation of #ShermansMarch, and revisiting images of family and friends so many years later. 📽 Remake opens at @tiff_net July 17 📽 Sherman's March screens at @hotdocs_ July 19 🔗 link to interview in bio. #film #movies #documentary
Emphasis on co-production? Outdated broadcast mode Emphasis on co-production? Outdated broadcast models failing filmmakers and audiences? Find out what Canada can learn from the remapping of European documentary! 🇪🇺 ✍️ @d.abbatescianni 📖 Issue 125, out now 🔗 link in bio #filmmaking #documentary #film #movies #Europe
It's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty It's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world. ✒️ MARY OLIVER: SAVED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD captures the words and spirit of the Pulitzer Prize winning poet. 📽 now in theatres 🔗 review in bio. #movies #moviereview #poetry #maryoliver #Documentary
40 years on, the work of Yungatar Film Collective 40 years on, the work of Yungatar Film Collective remains a key body of work in Indian activist cinema. ✊️ @nidhilvohra looks at four Yungatar films that document grassroots movements for women’s rights both in domestic spaces and in the workplace. 🔗 link in bio #film #movies #yungatar #activism #history
Inspired by the release of Ross McElwee's Remake, Inspired by the release of Ross McElwee's Remake, here are some "real movies" (😉) based on documentaries. 📽 The Eyes of Tammy Faye 📽 Music of the Heart 📽 Grey Gardens 📽 Loving 📽 The Walk 🔗 Get the full list and where to watch them at the link in our bio. #movies #documentary #remake #greygardens #merylstreep
From burning love for volcanoes to histories house From burning love for volcanoes to histories housed within glaciers, don't miss TIME AND WATER from FIRE OF LOVE director Sara Dosa. 🧊 🔗 interview link in bio 📽 @hotdocs_ July 5 & 12; on Disney+ soon if you blink on either of those days. #timeandwater #film #movies #nature #moviereview
Grab the poutine and a double-double! Here are 10 Grab the poutine and a double-double! Here are 10 @onf_nfb docs to stream for Canada Day. 🇨🇦 🔗 Full list in bio #HappyCanadaDay #nfb #movies #canada #justkeepwatching
Two of the most famous rivals in tennis history ra Two of the most famous rivals in tennis history rally against cancer as friends in CHRIS & MARTINA: THE FINAL SET. 🎾 📽 on Netflix 🔗 review in bio #Documentary #Netflix #tennis #streaming #moviereview
The corporate branding might come down after the w The corporate branding might come down after the weekend, but these documentaries inspire us to celebrate love all year! 🏳️‍🌈 #PrideMonth #documentary #film #movies #pride
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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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