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On The Edge Of The World On The Edge Of The World
On The Edge Of The World and These Birds Walk
Aatsinki: The Story Of Arctic Cowboys (Country: US, Finland; Year: 2013; Director: Jessica Oreck; Writer: Jessica Oreck)
In the forests of Finnish Lapland, brothers Aarne and Lasse Aatsinki carry on the generations-old tradition of reindeer herding. These modern cowboys maintain an intricate bond with the environment that has allowed them to preserve their lifestyle in one of the harshest climates imaginable. This documentary charts a year in their lives.
Bloody Beans (Loubia Hamra) (Country: France, Algeria; Year: 2013; Director: Narimane Mari Benamer)
Algerian children re-enact the history of French oppression in their country through the medium of surreal games.
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries And Mentors Of Ricky Jay (Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Molly Bernstein, Alan Edelstein)
A portrait of the world's greatest magician.
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Chiemi Karasawa; Stars: Cherry Jones, Elaine Stritch)
Documentary about the broadway legend.
Full Review See: An audience with Stritch
, Tribeca Film Festival - Gore Vidal: The United States of America, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, Kiss The Water and Teenage
Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia (Year: 2013; Director: Nicholas Wrathall)
Documentary about the fearless essayist.
Full Review See: Nicholas Wrathall interview on Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia
, Tribeca Film Festival preview 2013
Who Is Dayani Cristal? Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Who Is Dayani Cristal? and The Last Of The Unjust
The Last Impresario (Country: Australia, UK, US, France ; Year: 2013; Director: Gracie Otto; Stars: Michael White, Naomi Watts, Kate Moss, John Cleese, Meryl Tankard, John Waters, Yoko Ono, Bill Oddie, Anna Wintour, Greta Scacchi, Rachel Ward, Barry Humphries, Wallace Shawn, Julian Sands, Nell Campbell, André Gregory, Richard O'Brien, Nigel Planer, Miranda Darling, Jim Sharman, Joshua White, Michael Morris, Jean Pigozzi, Lyndall Hobbs)
The story of producer and social butterfly Michael White.
Full Review See: Gracie Otto in conversation on The Last Impresario, part 2
, Gracie Otto in conversation on The Last Impresario
, Article on DOC NYC 2014 highlights
The Last Of The Unjust (Le Dernier Des Injustes) (Country: France, Austria; Year: 2013; Director: Claude Lanzmann; Writer: Claude Lanzmann; Stars: Benjamin Murmelstein, Claude Lanzmann)
Benjamin Murmelstein addresses his unique relationship to Adolf Eichmann and his role as the last Jewish elder of Theresienstadt.
Full Review
Looking for Light: Jane Bown (Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Luke Dodd, Michael Whyte; Stars: Jane Bown, John Rankin Waddell, Don McCullin)
A documentary portrait of the celebrated photographer.
On The Edge Of The World (Au Bord Du Monde) (Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Claus Drexel)
Documentary about homelessness in Paris.
Full Review
Plot for Peace (Country: South Africa; Year: 2013; Director: Mandy Jacobson, Carlos Agulló; Writer: Stephen Smith)
The story of French businessman Jean Yves Ollivier who dedicated himself to helping South Africa transition peacefully out of apartheid.
Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia
Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia and Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
These Birds Walk (Country: Pakistan, US; Year: 2013; Director: Omar Mullick, Bassam Tariq)
As an old man faces death, we take a look at the children's home to which he has devoted his life.
Full Review
Visitors (Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Godfrey Reggio; Stars: Jeff Pope, Rob Tunstal)
Visual musings on culture and on what makes somebody a visitor.
Who Is Dayani Cristal? (Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Marc Silver; Stars: Gael Garcia Bernal)
An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama.
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