One of the big primetime screenings of the 2024 Dialogues Documentary Film Festival was WE CAN BE HEROES. And it was very easy to see why, as it was a big crowd pleaser. It’s clearly in the lineage of documentaries that were inspired by SPELLBOUND, teens and children involved in a niche activity that brings […]
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THE STRIKE was one of the more polished documentaries of the 2024 Dialogues Documentary Festival and one of the most effective. A little over a decade ago, the California prison system would just lock you up in solitary if they thought you were part of a gang in any way and essentially throw away the
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Day two of the 2024 Dialogues Documentary Film Festival brought me to WAR GAME which came the closest to playing like a straight fictional narrative, albeit with a largely improvised script. WAR GAME is a ripped from the headlines film. After January 6, it was advised by a bipartisan panel that a repeat of those
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Milwaukee Film is staging a 4-day film festival focusing on Documentary films and conversations afterwards with the Dialogues Documentary Festival. It’s probably no coincidence that the film festival is occupying the former slot that was previously occupied by the long running Milwaukee Film Festival in early Fall. The major difference being that their goal is
The last day of the Milwaukee Film Festival is always kind of bittersweet. It’s been a long festival and tiredness is starting to creep in among the fest goers and staff. But, it’s been full of warm audiences, fine films, and real community spirit and it’s sad to see that end. But there’s thanks to
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I don’t particularly like cradle to the grave films. They inevitably end up as a highlight reel and never dig too deeply into the interesting stuff as they have to keep moving on. While Joan Baez isn’t in the grave yet, JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE uses the end of her performing career as
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