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Interview: Documentary director Lieven Corthouts
Lydia is thirteen when she is told she has HIV. She moves to an orphanage for teenagers with the same disease called Little Heaven. Director Lieven Corthouts follows Lydia and the other orphans, revealing that the coming of age is universal, wherever you are and whatever circumstances you must face. … Read entire article »
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Review: Blood In The Mobile
Director Frank Piasecki Poulsen is addicted to his Nokia mobile phone. That is until he discovers that minerals mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are essential in the manufacturing of mobile phones. … Read entire article »
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Review: The Art of Flight
Described as a “revolutionary” snow sports documentary, The Art of Flight is nothing less than 80 minutes of hardcore, extreme sports porn. Following the adventurers of Travis Rice and a cohort of fellow pro-snowboarders including John Jackson, Mark Landvik, Nicolas Muller and Scotty Lago, this new documentary does exactly what it says on the tin. … Read entire article »
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Review: No Look Pass
While her Burmese parents want her to come home after her Harvard graduation and enter into an arranged marriage, Emily Etay wants to be a professional basketball player. Director Melissa Johnson has tagged along and the result is No Look Pass. The film documents her major milestones: growing up, coming out, and discovering who she really is. … Read entire article »
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Review: The Big Fix
When you are not getting enough information from the media, you have to dig deeper. Directors of The Big Fix investigate one of history’s worst oil spills – and it isn’t pretty. … Read entire article »
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Documentaries are Sex, Guns and Rock and Roll
The world’s largest non-fiction film festival, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), has begun, and this year it is shaping up to be bigger than ever. … Read entire article »
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