…palette changes from bright orange and yellow and white to muted, blue, purple, black. It was mirroring the emotional state of the girls, especially Lou. We always let the camera…
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Debra Granik frames poverty as a systemic failure to empathize
Debra Granik’s films — Down to the Bone, Stray Dog, and Leave No Trace — focus on individuals who struggle to navigate an unfriendly social support system in an attempt…
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: ‘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…
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,…
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…