Tag Archives: Documentaries

MFF2009: Saturday

Posted on May 15, 2009 by gerrit

Our movie marathon continued Saturday, May 8 with four screenings at the Charles. In the last few years it became our tradition to start off the festival Saturday with a screening in 3D. This year it would have been Inferno … Continue reading →

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MFF2009: Friday

Posted on May 9, 2009 by gerrit

When we put together our five screenings for the first full festival day I already thought it would become quite an exhausting Friday. And this really turned out to become one rock star day of watching movies without a pause … Continue reading →

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Rosebud Film and Video Festival 2008

Posted on June 17, 2008 by gerrit

Back in May I wrote about our time at the Maryland Film Festival. We had to leave the Narrative Shorts program early and missed the ending of Paul Harrill’s Quick Feet, Soft Hands. In my blog I mentioned that I … Continue reading →

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Johnny Berlin Parts 1 and 2

Posted on June 17, 2008 by gerrit

Alice and I ran across Johnny Berlin on the Documentary Channel last night and just loved it. I tried to write while it was on, but I had to stop and listen to Johnny’s fascinating monologue. I didn’t know Jon … Continue reading →

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MFF2008: Out Late

Posted on May 9, 2008 by gerrit

Originally we planned to see the documentary shorts program between Underworld and Out Late. It was just about a minute into Underworld‘s Q&A when a fire alarm forced everybody out of the theatre. I don’t know what exactly happened. Did … Continue reading →

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MFF2008: Bi The Way

Posted on May 7, 2008 by gerrit

There once was a time in which only one sexual identity was accepted as valid and natural. Law and church taught that a man was supposed to be with a woman, and that everything else was just wrong and a … Continue reading →

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MFF2008: I.O.U.S.A

Posted on May 5, 2008 by gerrit

We watched the first of three screenings of I.O.U.S.A on Friday morning. This was actually an earlier version which was presented at Sundance before. After the filmmakers received feedback they edited the film and updated it with recent numbers. This … Continue reading →

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MFF2007: Inside The Circle

Posted on May 4, 2007 by gerrit

Directed by Marcy Garriott With Omar Davila, Josh Ayers, Romeo Navarro Website at www.insidethecircle.com Breakdancing’s come a long way since the days of the Electric Boogaloo, as this documentary set in the ultra-competitive Austin, Texas b-boy scene proves. Director Marcy … Continue reading →

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