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Tell Them Who You Are
Tell Them Who You Are (Director: Mark Wexler, USA, 2004): Oscar-winning cinematographer and director Haskell Wexler is a man who is invariably praised as brilliant, but he has just as often called “a pain the ass to work with.” This … Continue reading
Souvenirs
Editor’s Note: Doc Soup is a monthly documentary screening programme run by the good folks at Hot Docs. It gives audiences in Toronto (and now Calgary and Vancouver!) their regular doc fix each year from the fall through to the … Continue reading
Posted in Doc Soup, Documentaries, Film Festivals
Tagged doc-aviv-festival, family, fathers-and-sons, israel
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Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker (USA, director Mike Mills): Another directorial debut, this time for Mike Mills, who’s been making short films and music videos for a number of years. An altogether sunnier film than The Squid And The Whale (see review below), the … Continue reading
The Squid And The Whale
The Squid And The Whale (USA, director Noah Baumbach): This film contained the best ensemble acting I’ve seen this year. Based on the autobiographical experiences of writer and director Baumbach (co-writer of Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic – Anderson serves … Continue reading
Posted in Film Festivals, TIFF
Tagged adolescence, adultery, family, fathers-and-sons, TIFF
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Say Amen
Say Amen (Israel, 2005, Director: David Dery, 65 minutes): Director David Dery is the youngest son in a large Moroccan-Jewish family. For this Orthodox clan, family and children are the first priority, and for gay David, this poses a serious … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film Festivals, Hot Docs
Tagged #hotdocs05, Documentaries, family, homosexuality, Hot Docs, israel, judaism
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