MI HUA GAO (OR THE CHINESE RICE KRISPIES SQUARE)

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MI HUA GAO (OR THE CHINESE RICE KRISPIES SQUARE)

I want to thank Xavier-Justin Nagy, a very creative Canadian indie filmmaker who makes interesting music videos and promotional shorts, some of which are...

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THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO

Growing up in the suburbs of New York City back in the 1950s, my family would regularly traipse out for a Chinese (i.e. Chinese-American) dinner. I never...

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HOLBROOK/TWAIN: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY

Scott Teems looks more like a member of the Allman Brothers Band than a film director. He fits the general physical requirements: long, flowing hair,...

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THE INTERNET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZ

Now out in public view, following a festival push (alas, just a few awards), including Sundance, Seattle, Hot Docs, AFI DOCS, and Nantucket, filmmaker...

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THE HOME TEAM

Complete the phrase. Football is to Texas as basketball is to… Kentucky. Or specifically the 22nd-largest city in the state: Murray. One of the...

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THE LION’S MOUTH OPENS

"And the lion's mouth opens and yer staring at his teeth And his jaws start closin' with you underneath." Lucy Walker has been making documentaries for...

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FONT MEN

Fonts are what dreams are made of. At least for Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones. They are amiable guys who were partnered in a charmed type...

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A PLACE CALLED PLUTO

Steve James is a big name in the documentary world. Heck, "Life Itself," his affectionate tribute to Chicago film critic Roger Ebert, is the Closing Night...

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JOANNA

Joanna Salyga is a pensive, thin thirty-something with close-cropped hair, who dotes on her inquisitive, playful, five-year-old son, Johnny, and loves...

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21 DAYS

Poland has five short films in this year's AFI DOCS program, second only to the 12 from the United States. One of those, in the "Shorts Program: Odds and...