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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: CAMERAPERSON

Christopher Reed — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:38:57 +0000

...but perhaps what matters most is the viewer's perception of that truth, as refracted through the lens of his/her personal eye. We are all, indeed, camerapeople.

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CAMERAPERSON

Christopher Reed — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 19:42:03 +0000

"What does it mean to film another person? How does it affect that person – and what does it do to the one who films?"

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LET THE FIRE BURN

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:30:42 +0000

Through its tragic tale of an historical event, Let The Fire Burn ignites an important conversation about race relations in America, but also about the legitimate use of power, especially by the state against what it has deemed "terrorist" activity.

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HOT DOCS 2013: Is This A New Golden Age?

Robert Greene — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:52:38 +0000

Maybe there’s a debate going on about whether we are, in fact, in the midst of a “documentary renaissance,” but the answer seemed self-evident at the 20th annual Hot Docs, that sprawling all-nonfiction festival that serves as a deliberately inclusive […]

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TRIBECA ’13: SUSANNA LOCASCIO’S WRAP-UP

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:18:05 +0000

I don’t know the origins of this, but common knowledge says that it takes ten years to become a New Yorker. If that’s the case, the Tribeca Film Festival cruised past that mark last year. Like most of us, it […]

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