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Speak Review: America’s Youths Deliver Straight from the Heart

by Pat Mullen
January 30, 2025
Reviews/Sundance

Five students compete in the original oration championships as Speak proves why the competition doc is a winning formula when done right.

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Alaskan Nets Review: Champions on an off the court

by Pat Mullen
April 7, 2022
Reviews

Alaskan Nets observes the players of the Metlakatla Chiefs as the become the pride of the Tsimshian community.

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The Mission Review: Finding Faith in Finland

by Jason Gorber
January 24, 2022January 23, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Tania Anderson’s The Mission is a fascinating look at American teens who fly to Finland to spread the word of their religion.

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“Yet Still I Dream”: Ali El Arabi Talks Captains of Za’atari

by Jason Gorber
November 16, 2021
Festivals/Interviews

Captains of Za'atari director Ali El Arabi discusses his festival hit that sees young refugees become role models for fellow youths.

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Dark Blossom Review: Serving Gothic Realness

by Pat Mullen
May 13, 2021July 7, 2021
Reviews

Meet Josephine, Nightmare, and Jay. They’re three Danish goths in their early 20s who are learning how to feel confident in a society that doesn’t embrace their dark style and satanic spirit.

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Dear Future Children Review: The Good Fight

by Pat Mullen
May 8, 2021October 12, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Hot Docs Audience Award winner by Franz Böhm is a compelling portrait of youth activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda.

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Faceless Review: Hongkongers on the Frontlines

by Pat Mullen
May 5, 2021August 9, 2021
Hot Docs/Reviews

Systems Down, one of this year’s themed programs at Hot Docs, features a collection of stories about individuals fighting against broken structures of oppression. Fitting snugly into the theme of the good

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Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry Review – Top of the Charts

by Pat Mullen
February 26, 2021August 8, 2021
Reviews

Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry is an intimate coming-of-age portrait--although it really doesn't need an intermission.

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Sundance Documentary Report: Part 5

by Pat Mullen Sandi Rankaduwa
February 3, 2021August 10, 2021
Reviews/Sundance

Reviewing Sundance docs At the Ready ("a rave and intimate portrait of America’s youths"), Homeroom ("conveys a sense of optimism"), and Taming the Garden (" striking, surreal').

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2021 Sundance Report: Part 3

by Pat Mullen Madeline Lines
January 31, 2021August 10, 2021
Reviews/Sundance

Sundance reviews for Cusp ("bold and bracing portrait of youth"), Ailey ("a beautiful act of remembering"), and Sons of Monarchs ("a provocative experiment in metamorphosis").

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