Reviews of the Oscar-shortlisted short docs Hunger Ward, Colette, A Concerto Is a Conversation, Hysterical Girl, and Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa.
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Keep ReadingAfterward (USA, 95 min.) Dir. Ofra Bloch If one spends a lot of time watching documentaries, either as a critic, a programmer, or a fan, one develops certain likes and dislikes. For
Keep ReadingRyan White profiles iconic sex therapist and broadcaster Dr. Ruth Westheimer in Ask Dr. Ruth, an upbeat portrait of an unexpected life and career.
Keep ReadingThe Invisibles: We Want to Live (Germany, 110 min.) Dir. Claus Räfle Past, present, fact, and fiction weave an effective collage in The Invisibles. This powerful doc-drama hybrid tells the story of the
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Keep ReadingHitler’s Hollywood (Germany, 105 min.) Dir. Rüdiger Suchsland “What kind of a nation is it that needs poets to be able to kill and to die?” asks Udo Kier in voiceover in Hitler’s
Keep ReadingThe Accountant of Auschwitz (Canada, 80 minutes) Dir: Matthew Shoychet Programme: The Good Fight.(World Premiere) Recent studies show that the Nazi slaughter of millions of men, women, children, and even infants
Keep ReadingAida’s Secrets (Israel/Germany/Canada, 90 min.) Dir. Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz “From 6,000 survivors, 1,300 babies were born.”—Alon Schwarz about the Jewish survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp who lived in a
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