A story about one father’s larger-than-life personality, his shadowy extra-curricular activities, and the effect they had on his loving family. This is Devin Scott’s faux documentary, Long Live Xander The Great.
[Read more…]City on Screen (2023) film review
A documentary that looks at Birmingham and how the city has played a part in shaping the cinematic and televisual landscape of the UK film and TV industry. This is Matthew R Ford’s City On Screen.
[Read more…]The Nona (2023) film review
A documentary showcasing the remarkable journey and career of successful American actress Edith Fields, this is Stacey Stone’s The Nona.
[Read more…]The (Other) 700 Club (2023) short film review
On a corner in Brooklyn, a small community of delivery workers gathers to discuss their beliefs, goals, and motivations while waiting for their next job in Araque Blanco’s documentary The (Other) 700 Club.
[Read more…]What Do We Know About Refugees? (2022) film review
Actress and Global Goodwill Ambassador Sara Alavi addresses the general public’s top-rated most controversial misconceptions around global forced migrants and refugees in What Do We Know About Refugees?
[Read more…]Witness: A Documentary (2022) film review
An Albany, NY Imam, and a pizza shop owner become the focus of an FBI sting. A convicted felon is sent to entrap the Imam by tricking him into serving as a witness to a money laundering scheme that they connect to a fake terror plot in Masood Haque’s Witness: A Documentary.
[Read more…]Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free (2022) film review
Telling the story of a heroic human rights lawyer who defends women and children against the brutalities of the Iranian regime, this is Dawn Gifford Engle’s documentary, Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free.
[Read more…]It’s Okay To Be Different (2022) film review
Focusing on the young people and families of an award-winning UK theatre group for people with additional needs called Drama Express, as they create a performance to premiere at Cornwall’s iconic Minack Theatre. This is Robin Toyne’s documentary It’s Okay To Be Different.
[Read more…]Luiz’s Crackland (2022) short film review
A short observational documentary about a theatre company in Brazil that tells a universal story of the people struggling and those thriving in a difficult and poverty-stricken environment. This is Aliki Tsakoumi’s documentary Luiz’s Crackland.
[Read more…]I’m Not Here (2022) film review
Filmed on the Hawthorn Ward of St James’ Psychiatric Hospital, filmmaker and schizophrenic Juno Jakob explores his devastating diagnosis and what it means to be truly ‘mad’ in the documentary I’m Not Here.
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