Category Archives: Documentaries

Viennale 2008

Vienna’s international film festival, the Viennale also begins this weekend and runs from October 17-29. Apart from giving me an excuse to post an image of the very cool poster, it also alerted me to the existence of Austrian documentarian … Continue reading

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Reykjavik International Film Festival 2008: The Films

In trying to decide how to cover our trip to Reykjavik, I’ve decided to divide it into two entries. In the first, I’ll discuss the films that we saw. Unfortunately, despite our best intentions, we didn’t see as many films … Continue reading

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American Dreamers

Michael Jacobs, who directed the unique story of Pentecostal pastor Richard Gazowsky in Audience of One (review), has a new web series that looks very promising. American Dreamers focuses on a different individual each week, telling stories about eccentric or … Continue reading

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It Might Get Loud

It Might Get Loud (2008, Director: Davis Guggenheim): There has never been a proper documentary film made about the guitar. Director Davis Guggenheim thought it would be interesting to examine the unique guitar sound of three guitar legends — Jimmy … Continue reading

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Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir (2008, Director: Ari Folman): I think calling this an animated documentary might be stretching it a bit, but director Ari Folman has created something really interesting. He’s used animation to go where documentary filmmaking hasn’t been able … Continue reading

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