Posts with the tag 'documentary'
SPLIT AT THE ROOT- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a Facebook post by a mom in Queens coalesced into a movement as thousands of like-minded women across the US refused to stand by quietly. Immigrant Families Together was born; a rapid response group committed to doing what the government couldn’t — or wouldn’t do: reunite parents with their children separated by the Zero Tolerance Policy.”
3/5/23- Fair reviews for this documentary, including some very good ones. TRDB.
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March 5th, 2023
THE HOLLY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In Denver, former gang leader-turned activist Terrance Roberts shoots a young gang member at a peace rally. Journalist Julian Rubinstean digs deeper and finds himself caught up in a world of political machinations, gang activity and gentrification.”
3/5/23- Just 1 review so far for this documentary and it is good. TRDB.
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March 5th, 2023
THE FIRST STEP- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a divided America, progressive activist and political commentator Van Jones controversially works across party lines on landmark criminal justice reform and a more humane response to the addiction crisis. Attempting to be a bridge builder in a time of extreme polarization takes Van and a coalition of unlikely allies deep into the inner workings of a divisive administration, internal debates within both parties, and the lives of frontline activists fighting for their communities.”
2/19/23- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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February 19th, 2023
PAMELA: A LOVE STORY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world’s most famous blonde bombshells, Pamela, a love story follows the trajectory of Pamela Anderson’s life and career from small town girl to international sex symbol, actress, activist and doting mother.”
2/4/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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February 4th, 2023
LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “As deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade supervised drug consumption site that employs active and former drug users. Its staff and volunteers do whatever it takes to save lives and give hope to a marginalized community in this intimate documentary that looks beyond the stigma of people who use fentanyl and other drugs.”
2/4/23- Just 2 reviews noted and they are both excellent. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
February 4th, 2023
DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “DON’T MAKE ME OVER reveals the intimate stories behind a pioneering artist who took charge of her own career and smashed through cultural, racial and gender barriers to become the soundtrack for generations.”
2/4/23-Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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February 4th, 2023
TURN EVERY PAGE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A documentary about the remarkable fifty-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb. Now 86, Caro is working to complete the final volume of his masterwork, The Years of Lyndon Johnson; Gottlieb, 90, waits to edit it. The task of finishing their life’s work looms before them. Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb is an intimate look into artistry, mortality, antagonism, and the transformative power of creative collaboration.”
1/31/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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January 31st, 2023
GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, a remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic, the film follows Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived there for over 40 years collecting, cleaning and documenting marine litter that persistently washes up on the island’s shores.”
1/31/2023- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB
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January 31st, 2023
THE MISSION- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Every year, over 60,000 young missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are sent across the world to preach their gospel. Sundance Film Festival selection THE MISSION follows four Latter-day Saints te enagers from their training in Utah to their missions in Finland, home of Europe’s most private and secular people.”
1/31/23- Fair reviews at best for this documentary. TRDB.
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January 31st, 2023
ONLY IN THEATERS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three years of challenges, losses, and personal triumphs.”
1/20/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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January 20th, 2023
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