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A Conversation With Michal Marczak (ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS)

Christopher Reed — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:28:11 +0000

I recently spoke by phone with Polish filmmaker Michal Marczak on the occasion of the recent theatrical release of his 2016 Sundance-winning documentary hybrid feature All These Sleepless Nights (which I reviewed last year). A beautifully shot, elliptical meditation on […]

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THE OTHER SIDE

Christopher Reed — Fri, 20 May 2016 18:24:32 +0000

In “The Other Side,” Roberto Minervini Reinvents Docucinema, for Better and for Worse

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ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

Christopher Reed — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:59:42 +0000

I was particularly impressed – despite my frequent disappointments – with the urgency of some of the scenes.

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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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SXSW ’13: MIKE S. RYAN’S WRAP-UP

Mike S. Ryan — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:51:14 +0000

Yes, it wasn’t a great year at SXSW, for a few reasons. I heard from several filmmakers that Tribeca’s new Artistic Director Frederic Boyer was extremely aggressive in approaching filmmakers who submitted to SXSW in pleading with them to bypass […]

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