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‘Under the Flags, the Sun’ Documentary Review: Juanjo Pereira on the Stroessner era

In 1954, the General of the Paraguayan army, Alfredo Stroessner, performed a military coup in which he would become the country’s President. At that time, Paraguay would be an internationally unknown territory between two massive South American potencies: Argentina and Brazil. In Under the Flags, the Sun, the Paraguayan director …

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‘The Invasion’ Documentary Movie Review: Life Far from the Frontline

Since Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, film production has shifted to narrating the intricacies of geopolitical matters. The 2022 Russian aggression and declaration of war by invading the Ukrainian borders provided different approaches to the reality in filmmaking. Therefore, the major film festivals in the world became a …

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‘My Armenian Phantoms’ Documentary Review: Family and Soviet Cinema

During the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), cinema was a meaningful tool for propaganda and Soviet cultural identity development. As the USSR had a massive territorial length, each region would have a unique voice in its approach regarding filmmaking. Therefore, plenty of the productions from the Soviet period are …

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‘Toroboro: La Consulta Popular’ or ‘The People’s Referendum’ Documentary Review

The sophomore effort in the Napo River (Toroboro) in Manolo Sarmiento’s diptych about the local communities is La Consulta Popular, or The People’s Referendum. He focuses on the political aspect of the situation. With this film, he shifts his lenses to the isolated tribes, who decided to continue far from …

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This is a review for the documentary Toroboro: El Nombre de las Plantas.

‘Toroboro: El Nombre de las Plantas’ or ‘The Name of the Plants’ Documentary Review

The Ecuadorian director Manolo Sarmiento is a crucial figure in the local documentary community. He is the co-founder and executive director of EDOC, Encuentros del Otro Cine, a singular festival for Ecuadorian cinema. Sarmiento produced a diptych, a two-piece work on the native people of the Rio Napo. The indigenous …

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Interview: Family, Faith, and Politics: ‘My Omaha’ Explores America’s Divisive Climate

In My Omaha, former journalist Nick Beaulieu returns to his hometown of Omaha to reconnect with his father, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump. As the documentary progresses, viewers gain insight into their relationship and how their political affiliations shape their opinions. My Omaha is not just about two …

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‘Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story’ Review: An Emotionally Engaging Documentary

Throughout its violent process of independence and establishment of national identity, Ireland grew tentatively separating from the colonial exploitation of the British Empire. The Catholic church contributed massively to the societal construction of the Irish; however, it led to a misogynist and oppressed culture in the earliest years. As the …

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Sugar Babies Sundance Documentary Review

‘Sugar Babies’ Documentary Examines the Internet Based Jobs Boom for a New Generation (Sundance Review)

The birth of social media also heralded the boom of several different types of jobs and the monetisation of online content. Such content includes pursuits that may previously have been undercover activities but can now find audiences online to indulge in those tastes. Sugar Babies penetrates the microcosm inhabited by …

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Separated Documentary Review

‘Separated’ Documentary Review

Errol Morris is a legend in the documentary community. His highly engaging and provocative films have been echoing in the film industry since the 1970s, including titles like The Thin Blue Line, Gates of Heaven, and The Fog of War, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in …

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