Daily Archives: May 22, 2013

TINY: A Story About Living Small

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Drew Kerr

TINY: A Story About Living Small (Directors: Merete Mueller and Christopher Smith): Tiny home: a living structure that can range anywhere from 60 to 500 square feet and is typically in the 120 to 200 square foot range. Tiny homes … Continue reading →

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Maidentrip

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Drew Kerr

Maidentrip (Director: Jillian Schlesinger): The idea of a 13 year old girl nautically circumnavigating the globe alone would sound nutty and ill-advised to nearly anyone. Those were the circumstances that garnered worldwide media attention and touched off a contentious debate … Continue reading →

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Fatal Assistance

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Drew Kerr

Fatal Assistance (Director: Raoul Peck): Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck spends two years documenting the ineffectual international relief efforts that followed the January 2010 earthquake that devastated the country with an estimated 250,000 deaths and approximately 1.2 million people left homeless. … Continue reading →

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Muscle Shoals

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Jay Kerr

Muscle Shoals (Director: Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier): In the 1960s, Muscle Shoals, Alabama became a hotbed for some of the greatest R&B and rock music ever recorded. How did a small town on the banks of the Tennessee River become a … Continue reading →

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