Author Archives: Brooke Smith

The Perfect Runner

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Brooke Smith

The Perfect Runner will be broadcast on CBC’s The Nature of Things here in Canada on Thursday March 15th at 8:00pm EDT. For more information on other screenings and to buy the DVD, visit the official site. The Perfect Runner … Continue reading →

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Second Sight

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Brooke Smith

Second Sight (2008, Director: Alison McAlpine): Through the wit and charm of near-80 Donald Angus MacLean, filmmaker Alison McAlpine explores the oral tradition in northern Scotland on the Isle of Skye. Donald “Angie” is quite a character, an entertaining rogue … Continue reading →

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Steypa

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Brooke Smith

Steypa (2007, Directors: Markús Thór Andrésson and Ragnheidur Gestsdóttir): I’m not a contemporary art connoisseur by any means, but my reason for choosing Steypa was simple. It’s about Iceland. My husband and I are travelling to the island country in … Continue reading →

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Echoes of Home (Heimatklänge)

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Brooke Smith

Echoes of Home (Heimatklänge) (Director: Stefan Schwietert, Switzerland/Germany, 2007): You might think a documentary about yodeling — wait, yodeling? Yes, you read right — may induce yawning from an audience, but Echoes of Home proves the contrary. It investigates yodeling … Continue reading →

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The Bodybuilder and I

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Brooke Smith

Editor’s Note: In addition to Jay and myself, from time to time we’d like to feature some guest reviewers who can help us cover even more films than we can on our own. Brooke Smith is a professional journalist and … Continue reading →

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