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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
20 Days at Mariupol is an In Your Face Document of Ukraninan War
Wars don't start with explosions. They start with silence. No knows this better than the people of Ukraine. Their lives have been uprooted and blown apart the same way their…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project is Revelatory and Necessary
What I loved most is her verbal homage to the Black woman and how we can deal with and endure almost anything thrown own way - it's part of our…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
The Eternal Memory Will Haunt Your Spirit and Educate Your Soul
Your heart will sing and shatter in a zillion pieces all at once, which a total testament to the filmmaker and her subjects. Witnessing the grief Augusto has for his…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
The Stroll Breaks Down Transgressions of Trans Life on the Streets of NYC
For those unfamiliar with gentrification, sex workers or how it feels to be targeted by law enforcement simply based on what one looks like they may become possibly become engaged…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2021, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Dionne Warwick is a Icon Who Doesn’t Need to Be Made Over
Fans will get a glimpse into Warwick herself - Charismatic, outspoken, and stylish as she fondly looks back on her New Jersey roots singing in church, touring the South with…
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Reginald Hudlin and Oprah’s Sidney is Simply Magnificent
Speaking often throughout the doc about his father showing him what the true the measure of a man is permeates my spirit and consciousness. For me, the true measure of…
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Sacha Jenkins Reveals Louis Armstrong Was More Than a Grin
Louis Armstrong: Black and Blues is not only the later half of this impactful doc's title, but places Armstrong’s voice in our ear singing, talking, joking, being beyond frustrated in…
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Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down While Inspiring Millions
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down was acquired by Briarcliff Entertainment and opened the film nationwide July 15, with CNN Films planning to air it later in the year. This film…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival
Ethan Hawke Spills the Tea on The Last Movie Stars
The Last Movie Stars is a treasure trove into their personal and professional lives. Did you know the couple met as understudies in the hit Broadway show "Picnic?" Or, that…
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The Janes is a Realistic Reminder of Rolling Back Reproductive Rights
It's so surreal we are now revisiting this issue yet again. Why are the rights of women in this country constantly being challenged and up for debate from middle aged…