documentary

The Human Trial

By Alan Ng | November 2022

A cure for diabetes is five years away, or at least that’s what filmmaker Lisa Hepner was told when she was diagnosed…

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A cure for diabetes is five years away, or at least that's what filmmaker Lisa Hepner was told when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes over three...

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LOFT FILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! Indigenous director Brooke Pepion Swaney's powerful documentary Daughter of a Lost Bird starts with Kendra Mylnechuk...

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AFI FEST 2022 REVIEW! On the surface, Chris Smith's biographical documentary Sr. – which traces the life of filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. – may seem...

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Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free is just as much about its titular subject as it is about the history of Iran. Written and directed by Dawn Gifford Engle,...

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LOFT FILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! Sporting enough hot air to float the Wizard's balloon up to planet Arrakis, we have Alexandre O. Philippe's pointless...

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I'll be honest. I thought Sensei Chop's documentary, Thirst Trap, was about something else. Nonetheless, the film is engaging and informative about a...

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Friendships come and go, but it's the deep, long-lasting ones that last forever. Cheryl Allison's feature film, Honk, documents her friendship with a...

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The Civil Rights and Black Liberation movements had three distinct fronts. There was, of course, Martin Luther King and his nonviolent resistance in the...

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After reviewing Tár, which is about the toxic effect that music can have on a person, I need a palette cleanser. So it is about time to dive into the joy...

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Amidst Mackinac Island's misty cold breeze and snow-capped roads, electronic-pop duo Brian and Jane Spencer collect sounds and create music. They want...

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