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A Conversation with David Schisgall (THEO WHO LIVED)

Christopher Reed — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:47:31 +0000

I recently spoke by phone with filmmaker David Schisgall, who directed the just-released documentary Theo Who Lived (which I also reviewed). The film tells the story of the kidnapping, captivity and eventual release of conflict reporter Peter Theo Padnos, held […]

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THEO WHO LIVED

Christopher Reed — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:29:47 +0000

There are no easy answers to the problems of this world, but with more people like Theo Padnos, able to forgive and move on, perhaps we might emerge from the cycle of conflict and seek true peace.

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LO AND BEHOLD

Christopher Reed — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:28:03 +0000

If, at the end, we’re not quite sure what our takeaway is supposed to be, at least we’ve spent 98 minutes having our minds blissfully stimulated.

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A CALL TO RECOGNIZE THE BEST PERFORMANCES IN NONFICTION FILM

Robert Greene — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:22:23 +0000

The time has come to recognize an aspect of nonfiction cinema that has been overlooked for too long. The nature of documentary, of course, is that the image is based in reality. But it has come to be axiomatic that […]

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