The Doll (2021) – Short
by Felipe Rosa
The Doll: Elahe Esmaili’s short documentary invites a look at a custom
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Do Not Split – Full Short
by Felipe Rosa
Do Not Split: Anders Hammer’s from the trenches look at the Hong Kong protests of 2019 (against the heavy-handed political persecution by the mainland government) is filled with harrowing images. It doesn’t offer much in the way of context, but it’s great documentation of another one of the waves of protests aiming for freedom around the world in present days, as well as the generally violent response by the police. This documentary can be seen on their webpage or on […]
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The Mole Agent (El Agente Topo)
by Felipe Rosa
The Mole Agent: Maite Alberdi switches gears during her documentary, going from
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Crip Camp
by Felipe Rosa
Crip Camp: this documentary, by Nicole Newnham and James Lebrecht, is a good reminder that
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The Dissident
by Felipe Rosa
The Dissident: Bryan Fogel, in his documentary, tells the story of Jamal Khashoggi, one of the
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The Painter and the Thief (Kunstneren og Tyven)
by Felipe Rosa
The Painter and the Thief: the story told by Benjamin Ree, that of an
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Colette (2020) – Full Short
by Felipe Rosa
Colette: Colette, the subject of Anthony Giacchino’s short documentary, had to
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Boys State
by Felipe Rosa
Boys State: even though the event shown in Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ documentary
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Collective (Colectiv)
by Felipe Rosa
Collective: to say that Alexander Nanau’s documentary is hard-hitting and enraging is
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