SOFTIE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Throwing his hat into the ring for a regional Kenyan election, activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi finds it harder than expected to mount a clean campaign against corrupt competition as challenging the status quo puts his family and his life in peril.”
1/29/21- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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DEREK DELGAUDIO’S IN & OF ITSELF- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Writer and magician Derek DelGaudio brings his long-running off-Broadway show to the big screen, mixing card tricks, optical illusions and teleportation with autobiographical insights and his musings on identity.”
1/23/21- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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NOTTURNO- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Filmed over three years on the borders between Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon, Notturno captures the everyday life that lies behind the continuing tragedy of civil wars, ferocious dictatorships, foreign invasions and the murderous apocalypse of ISIS.”
1/22/20- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE HUMAN FACTOR- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “With unprecedented access to the foremost American negotiators, THE HUMAN FACTOR is the behind-the-scenes story from the last 25 years, of how the United States came within reach of pulling off the impossible — securing peace between Israel and its neighbors.”
1/22/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this absorbing documentary, filmmaker Lynne Sachs combines love, regret and 35 years of video footage to paint a kaleidoscopic portrait of her bohemian father, Ira, a seemingly inscrutable property developer based in Park City, Utah.”
1/17/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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CRACK: COCAINE, CORRUPTION & CONSPIRACY- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake. Decades later, the destructive effects on people’s lives, families and communities are still deeply felt. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy examines not only the personal devastation caused by the drug, but also the shadowy origins of the crisis and the resultant, ongoing marginalization of Black and Brown people trapped by the U.S. prison and healthcare systems.”
1/16/21- Weak reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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ACASA, MY HOME- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A rural Romanian couple and their nine children must learn to live in the big city.”
1/16/21- Truly remarkable reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MLK/FBI- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an American hero: a bridge-builder, a shrewd political tactician, and a moral leader. Yet throughout his history-altering political career, he was often treated by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies like an enemy of the state. This documentary exposes the nature of the surveillance used by the FBI to monitor King.”
1/15/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MY REMBRANDT- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rembrandt, the grandmaster of intimacy rocks the art world; 350 years after his death, many people, even entire nations are obsessed with his paintings.”
1/11/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE REASON I JUMP- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “With Naoki Higashida’s best seller about living with autism as a guide, this illuminating documentary looks at the reality of the disorder and how it’s viewed around the globe, dispelling myths and challenging common assumptions in the process.”
1/8/21- Very good early reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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