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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
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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, 2022
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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, 2021
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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, 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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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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