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What (I Plan) To See at DOC NYC

Lauren Wissot — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:54:50 +0000

(Last week, a trio of HtN contributors provided a list of films they were excited to see at DOC NYC, 2021. HtN contributor and self-proclaimed “doc geek” Lauren Wissot has a great list as well, check it out! Like what […]

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AMBASSADOR, THE

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:30:55 +0000

The emotional core of the film, dressed up in irony and even broad humor, is a quiet rage about the systemic crimes being committed in Africa with impunity.

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TRUE/FALSE 2012: FILM FESTIVAL AS PURE BLISS

Michael Tully — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:56:06 +0000

Picture the scene. It’s a Friday in early March on a downtown street in the midwestern college town of Columbia, Missouri. Marching bands have assembled and citizens have draped themselves in a wide array of costumes to march and dance […]

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RED CHAPEL, THE

Pamela Cohn — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:30:28 +0000

In Mads Brügger’s The Red Chapel, we get a rare glimpse of the dystopic urban nightmare that is Pyongyang, North Korea. The film has gone out into the world as a Danish film, but it is very much a North Korean one as well, a chilling and fascinating glimpse of that clandestine place.

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NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2010 – HTN’s Recommendations

Nelson Kim — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:07:59 +0000

From today through April 4, New Yorkers will be treated to the latest edition of New Directors/New Films. This indispensable program celebrating noteworthy work by younger filmmakers across the globe is put together by the Film Society of Lincoln Center […]

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TRUE/FALSE 2010 PART TWO – A Festival Apart

Pamela Cohn — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:31:37 +0000

(If you haven’t already, read Part One of Pamela Cohn’s wrap-up right here.) This year, the T/F team watched about 700 films sent to them for consideration for their carefully curated festival of just 40 selections. The programming ethos is […]

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SUNDANCE 2010: Tully’s Wrap-Up

Michael Tully — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:58:57 +0000

From the moment one set foot in Park City for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, it became quite clear that the powers-that-be were using the departure of longtime festival director Geoffrey Gilmore as a subconscious marketing tool. Though the ad […]

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