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Two Canadian institutions collide in Mike Hoolboom’s heartfelt Judy Rebick doc Judy Versus Capitalism
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Anne at 13,000 ft is bracingly and kinetically edited to convey the maddening rush of the dive from the air and, as the pieces fall into place, Radwanski and Campbell leave a
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