THE CONDUCTOR- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Conductor takes the audience into the heart of classical music, and into the soul of one of its top artists, the internationally renowned conductor Marin Alsop — the first woman to serve as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.”
1/29/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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FUTURA- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Futura is a collective reportage by Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi and Alice Rohrwacher. It explores what boys and girls aged 15 to 20 think about the future through a series of interviews filmed during a long journey across Italy. A portrait of this country as seen through the eyes of a group of teen-agers who speak of the places they live in, of their dreams, expectations, desires and fears.”
1/29/21- Excellent reviews for this Italian documentary. TRDB.
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SALT IN MY SOUL- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. Based on Mallory Smith’s posthumously published memoir of the same name, Salt In My Soul offers a rare look inside the mind of a young woman trying to live fully while dying. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at the age of 3, Mallory turned to a secret diary to record her inner thoughts. Using that treasure trove of writing, and hours of audio and video discovered after her untimely death, the film is a classic coming of age story about choosing to live mindfully and joyously in the face of immense struggle.”
1/24/20 Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB
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FLEE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Depicting the refugee experience through vivid animation, Flee pushes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking to present a moving memoir of self-discovery.”
1/19/22- Excellent reviews for this animated documentary. TRDB.
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GUNDA- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Experiential cinema in its purest form, GUNDA chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with masterful intimacy. Using stark, transcendent black and white cinematography and the farm’s ambient soundtrack, Master director Victor Kossakowsky invites the audience to slow down and experience life as his subjects do, taking in their world with a magical patience and an other worldly perspective. GUNDA asks us to meditate on the mystery of animal consciousness, and reckon with the role humanity plays in it.”
1/19/22- Excellent reviews from the critics but just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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A COPS AND ROBBERS STORY- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the 1980s, Corey Pegues was embroiled in a life of crime as a member of New York City’s infamous Supreme Team gang. After a near-death gang confrontation, Pegues flees the city, only to return years later as a rising star in the NYPD. When Pegues speaks publicly in support of police reform, he becomes a target within the department and details of his former life are thrust into the spotlight.”
1/17/22. Reviews are fair at best. TRDB.
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WHY IS WE AMERICANS? 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “By turns kinetic and intimate, ‘Why is We Americans?’ is an in-depth, cinematic exploration of Newark’s legendary Baraka family.”
1/17/2021- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN IN AMERICA- 2022. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this illuminating documentary that intertwines interviews, archival film, a lecture and personal anecdotes, civil-rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson delivers a powerful rebuke of the racist views that have scarred America’s past and haunt its present.”
1/16/22- Excellent reviews by the critics and awful ones by audiences. TRDB.
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EXPEDITION CONTENT- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An immersive marvel of sonic ethnography, Expedition Content draws on audio recordings made by recent college graduate and Standard Oil heir Michael Rockefeller as part of the 1961 Harvard-Peabody Expedition to Netherlands New Guinea that set up tents among the indigenous Hubula (also known as Dani) people.”
1/8/22- No reviews as yet but I am familiar with this project and I’ll let you know about this documentary. TRDB.
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AMERICAN GADFLY- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After decades of quiet living, 89 year-old former U.S. senator Mike Gravel comes out of retirement when a group of teenagers convince him to run for president. Through Senator Gravel’s official Twitter account, the Gravel teens embark on an unlikely adventure to qualify him for the Democratic debates in order to advance an anti-war, anti-corruption, and direct democracy agenda in the 2020 presidential race.”
1/8/22- Just a few early reviews and they for this documentary and are good. TRDB.
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