documentary

The Village Detective: a song cycle

By Alex Saveliev | October 2021

A rare glimpse into the barely-plumed well of Soviet-era films, a retrospective of a great Russian actor, and a sublime love letter…

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A rare glimpse into the barely-plumed well of Soviet-era films, a retrospective of a great Russian actor, and a sublime love letter to cinema of yore,...

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Most women who do not want children, at some point or other in their lives, have heard one of the following: “Whose going to take care of you when you...

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One of the powers of cinema is to learn about people, places, and cultures unbeknownst to us. Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue is a documentary for...

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The Universality of It All uses current and past events to make the case that human migration is a natural occurrence. The artificial geopolitical...

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Independent filmmaking and the culinary world have a lot in common. So you do what you have to do to get your art out into the world. Shirley Yumeng...

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Who Killed The KLF? is not a murder mystery, nor is it a crime thriller of any sort. Rather, director Chris Atkins (who I presume isn't related to actor...

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At 96, Jimmy Carter is the oldest living former US president. He only served a single term, but his dedication to humanitarian efforts and down-to-earth...

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LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! The Rescue, from Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, the directors of Free Solo, tells the...

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LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Try Harder! by Debbie Lum follows five seniors attending Lowell High School in San Francisco (one of...

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LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! In the documentary Faceless, director Jennifer Ngo provides a street-level view of the 2019 protests...

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