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DOC NYC 2024

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

by Larry Fried
November 25, 2024
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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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Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It Review – A Remarkable, Complicated Life

by Jason Gorber
November 17, 2024April 11, 2025
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Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It chronicles the life and music of a man who was often considered a "Fifth Beatle."

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Front Row Review: Ukrainian Resilience Takes Centre Stage

by Pat Mullen
November 17, 2024
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The United Ukrainian Ballet Company honours the war effort by inviting soldier Oleksandr “Teren” Budko to take centre stage in Front Row.

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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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All God’s Children Review: Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding

by Pat Mullen
November 14, 2024
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In All God's Children, Ondi Timoner observes as her sister, Rabbi Rachel Timoner, and Revered Dr. Robert Waterman take a leap of faith.

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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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DOC NYC Heats Up with Oscar Contenders and World Premieres

by Pat Mullen
November 13, 2024
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Highlights at DOC NYC 2024 include Oscar contenders and new works from Ondi Timoner and Dawn Porter.

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We chatted with director Michèle Hozer at @windsorfilmfest about her documentary hitting the circuit. 

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