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A Gentle Breeze in the Village (Tennen kokekkô)
A Gentle Breeze in the Village (Tennen kokekkô) (Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita): Director Nobuhiro Yamashita clearly loved school. His last film, Linda Linda Linda, was set in a high school, and this film is his ode to the rural schools, where … Continue reading
Viva Cuba
Viva Cuba (Director: Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, Cuba, 2005): Viva Cuba is a charming fairytale/road movie that submerges its political message in a very personal story of friendship and love. Jorgito and his tomboy friend Malu are on the cusp … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, DVD Clubs, Film Movement
Tagged adolescence, children, cuba, DVD, DVD Clubs, Film Movement, road-movie
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Circus School
Circus School (Directors: Dingding Ke and Jing Guo, China, 2006): The filmmakers take us on a harrowing journey inside the world of Chinese acrobats, and the pictures are not pretty. Trainers push children as young as 8 to repeat their … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film Festivals, Hot Docs
Tagged #hotdocs07, children, china
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We Are Together (Thina Simunye)
We Are Together (Thina Simunye) (Director: Paul Taylor, UK, 2006): It would be pretty hard to make a bad film from such promising material, and I’m glad to say that director Paul Taylor has not made a bad film, though … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film Festivals, Hot Docs
Tagged #hotdocs07, children, HIV/AIDS, southafrica
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Girls Rock!
Girls Rock! (Directors: Arne Johnson, Shane King, USA, 2006): I’m a sucker for documentaries with kids in them. At every festival, often full of dark films about human greed and violence, I always try to pick a film with kids … Continue reading