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Festivals

A new documentary revisits the Tokyo gas attack 25 years on

In Me and the Cult Leader, filmmaker and survivor Atsushi Sakahara confronts both his own trauma and that of a nation.
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Review

Midnight Family

Luke Lorentzen’s timely chronicle of a family-run ambulance service makes for engrossing viewing.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Present.Perfect.

China’s vast live-streaming industry is laid bare in Shengze Zhu’s captivating documentary.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Cave

Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad provides another wrenching portrait of the people most afflicted by the civil war.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Heimat is a Space in Time

German documentarian Thomas Heise examines his family history around the turn of the 20th century.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

American magician John Szeles attempts to pull off one final trick in this slippery meta-doc.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Dominga Sotomayor: ‘I wanted emotions, not big events’

The director of the excellent Too Late to Die Young talks about recreating a rural commune from her childhood.
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Review

Nervous Translation

Shireen Seno’s striking second feature explores a period of social change from a child’s perspective.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Filmmaker RaMell Ross weaves a transcendental tapestry of black lives in present-day Alabama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Exploring film heritage and imagined territories at DocLisboa 2018

This year’s festival included a focus on films that challenge our perception of place and belonging.

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