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The Defector at Sheffield Doc/Fest
One of my favourite documentaries of the past few months must be The Defector: Escape from North Korea. And luckily, after taking on audiences worldwide, the film is now coming to the UK. … Read entire article »
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Sarah Gavron on making Village at the End of the World
After the succes she had with her film Brick Lane, British director Sarah Gavron has now returned to the big screen with a beautiful portrait documentary. DocGeeks asked the director about the challenges she faced when filming – literally – in a village at the end of the world. … Read entire article »
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Hanan Abdalla’s In the Shadow of a Man offers an original portrayal of Egyptian women
Set in Egypt at the height of the Arab Spring in 2011, the film In the Shadow of a Man is everything but a sub-standard story about the hope for change. Instead it is a compelling documentary which is surprisingly original and entertaining. It is a film about inequality and revolution, told in the most personal way through the eyes of four ordinary Egyptian women. … Read entire article »
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Snoop Reincarnated documentary, soul searcher or money maker?
Snoop Reincarnated, directed by Vice Global editor and filmmaker Andy Capper and co-produced by Vice Films and Snoopadelic Productions, is a film about the creative transition of Calvin broadus Jr from the rapper Snoop Dogg to the reggae artist Snoop Lion. Or, it’s a piece of self promotion to accompany Snoop Lion’s soon to be released reggae influenced album of the same name, depending on how you look at it. … Read entire article »
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Two top documentaries on BBC iPlayer we’d like to recommend
Are you feeling as bored as we are with this cold rainy weather? Fear not, you can now kill your time watching two top documentaries on BBC iPlayer. … Read entire article »
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Penny Woolcock tackles gang crime in new documentary One Mile Away
How do you solve a problem like inner city black-on-black crime? British filmmaker Penny Woolcock’s new film One Mile Away treads the streets of Birmingham to document the struggle of two men from opposite, and warring, sides of the city to establish a truce and put an end to the mindless violence that continues to claim young lives. … Read entire article »
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Ken Loach’s documentary is “refreshing and radical”
At a time when millionaire politicians (eighteen of the current twenty nine cabinet ministers are worth over a million) are telling us that “we are all in this together” the documentary “The Spirit of 45” could not seem more prescient, writes Ben Unwin. … Read entire article »
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