Planet Prescription, a moving documentary by director Dayna Reggero, tackles topics not often discussed with grace and urgency. The film uses the COVID-19 pandemic to talk about how fragile we as humans truly are, and how susceptible we are to air borne viruses as well as how much the air we breathe everyday affects us. […]
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Lee Ralph was an immensely skilled skateboarder who went to the US in the 1980s and was destined for big things until a combination of procedural oversight and his own good natured naivety had him deported from the States back to his homeland, back into relative obscurity and into a spiral of drink and depression
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Olivia Martin-McGuire‘s Freedom Swimmers is the extremely moving story of a grandfather’s harrowing telling of the perilous journey he made from mainland China to Hong Kong in the 1970s. It combines his storytelling and journey from the 70s to the recent protest and unrest in Hong Kong during modern times, taking actual footage from the
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That opening news report-esque splatter of the remarkable Hysterical Girl kicks open the door of urgency and relevance . The 13 minute short film ends on a punch too, a glorious but ponderous one. Pretty much everything in between – not a second wasted – is candid, paramount and unforgettable. Hysterical Girl has the female
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What an insightful chat I had with filmmaker Kate Novack as she discussed the inspiration behind and the technical aspects of her short documentary film Hysterical Girl. Listen to the full conversation below and what the short film if you haven’t already.
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When the short films were whittled down to the final 20 for the Competition Selection of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival, it was hard to resist all three submitted by Kelsie Moore. The Australian director is the woman behind three very compelling, timely and varied in subject short documentaries. With The Gray Area, Shelter in
Salt Lake City, Utah looks to be a beautiful place, at least from what can be seen from the windows of a church. That is all that Vicky Chavez can see of it too since she is confined to the church as a sanctuary against being deported by ICE agents. She and her two girls
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For too many LGBTQ+ people growing up, there is a grim reality of them being met with rejection and even hatred from their straight, cisgendered friends and family on coming out. Having any kind of support is so vital that it can be life-saving, especially for trans men and women. According to Stonewall, 89% (9
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There is a deeply unsettling feeling that the truly empathetic experiences when informed of atrocities, regardless of the medium of conveyance. Documentary filmmaking, with or without the inclusion of raw footage of surreal evil in action, is often the messenger of choice that provokes in viewers a blended mix of intense sorrow, rage, and desires
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Documentaries have long been an opportunity for filmmakers to make a statement, using real people’s stories combined with pointed interviews. The medium has been used by some filmmakers to pick a side, propagate an idea, or fight against societal issues. Dayna Reggero meanwhile is just trying to listen. Her short doc, Earth • People •
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