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Seventh Row Editors / August 17, 2021

Beyond talking heads: The films that expanded our understanding of ‘documentary’

…State features on our creative nonfiction survey. My love for documentaries just started blooming a couple of years ago, so most of the films in this list are quite recent….

Amma Asante, Where Hands Touch

Orla Smith / September 19, 2018

Amma Asante: ‘These black children were walking a strange tightrope’

…other means. They would not allow parents to take responsibility for their children, by saying the children belong to the state and the state is responsible for their minds and…

Alex Heeney / July 13, 2015

Life is a Dream enchants at CalShakes

…on? The absurdity of these contrivances keeps the play hovering in a state of unreality, somewhat like a dream. On Andrew Boyce’s set, royalty tend to float across the stage,…

A War, Tobias Lindholm

Alex Heeney / February 13, 2016

Compassion may be the enemy in A War

…constant state of stress, there’s only so much he can take before he breaks. His decisions have a domino effect. Tragedy begets tragedy because everyone’s affected by it. Claus spends…

Elena Lazic / July 9, 2018

Behind the Lens: Michael McDonough on Leave No Trace

…on characters suffering from a drug addiction that is both the effect of and contributing to their state of near poverty. These characters survive more than they live, and in…

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Gillie Collins / May 3, 2017

Review: I, Daniel Blake is a declaration of personhood

…toolbox. [clickToTweet tweet=”The movie depicts Dan as a lifelong caretaker whom the state fails to care for in return.” quote=”The movie depicts Dan as a lifelong caretaker whom the state…

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