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BREAKING THE SILENCE
SONG FOR HOPE: THE RYAN ANTHONY STORY
LUMINOUS
THE TUNNEL: THE OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS
FREEDOM STREET
LEFTOVER FEELINGS: A STUDIO B REVIVAL
DREAMING AN ISLAND ある島を想うこと
SING, FREETOWN
FOREST FOR THE TREES
Rita Leistner’s charming DIY documentary Forest for the Trees brings to mind 2018’s The Biggest Little Farm. It has a similarly offbeat, good-natured mentality, and
BREAKING THE SILENCE
Mental illness is bad enough, but so is the possibility that many will endure the pain by themselves. That said, Dara Sanandaji knows on both
SONG FOR HOPE: THE RYAN ANTHONY STORY
We’re all going to die, so what’s the point? Throw in a cancer diagnosis and the futility of the human condition really comes into focus.
LUMINOUS
Astronomy aficionados, rejoice! Sam Smartt’s meticulous (almost to a fault) documentary Luminous is tailor-made for the space geeks among us who are endlessly interested in
THE TUNNEL: THE OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS
Before you could bid farewell to the “found footage film” subgenre, along comes Adrian Nugent’s The Tunnel: The Other Side of Darkness, a documentary about
FREEDOM STREET
The onslaught of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees has many Americans on edge, and the way citizens want to deal with the issue runs a
LEFTOVER FEELINGS: A STUDIO B REVIVAL
The “godfathers of Americana music”, John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas represent the spirit of Nashville. With an easy-going camaraderie, they compose music that at first
DREAMING AN ISLAND ある島を想うこと
“Nature doesn’t judge. It solely exists. Whatever happens, it does with all its might.” The words open Andrea Pellerani’s documentary film, Dreaming an Island ある島を想うこと.
SING, FREETOWN
The majority of Western audiences are most likely not aware of Sierra Leone’s tumultuous history. Torn apart by civil war, corruption, and devastating Ebola outbreaks,