"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."Martin Luther King Jr. Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn … Continue reading.
"A documentary film-maker can't help but use poetry to tell the story. I bring truth to my fiction. These things go hand in hand."Chloé Zhao Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn | Spotify | Stitcher | … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 65/100 Erika Cohn's directing and storytelling do not do a worthy story the justice it deserves. Clocking in at 72 minutes, this documentary is a concise exposé on forced sterilizations in California prisons. … Continue reading.
"My Mother when she saw the film. She told me I had made a most truthful portrait of her parents than if I had told the truth. So maybe it's better sometimes to use fiction to tell truths."Nuria Giménez Lorang … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 85/100 "Memories catch up as a girl visits a ravaged port city." This documentary short is the closest thing to poetry I have ever seen on screen. How can something so devastating be … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 95/100 Documentaries like this one remind me why I do what I do (in my day job I work on public policy and policy development). This documentary tells the story of Boniface Mwangi … Continue reading.
"When I finish a film, I feel like I have overcome a certain hurdle. It's really good for me as a human being, and I hope that for some people, my films will do the same thing."Hong Sang-soo Links: Apple … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 80/100 During the past few months I have developed a love for documentary filmmaking, but this “documentary” is unlike any other I’ve seen so far. From the opening title card which reads … Continue reading.
Written by Alina Faulds 86/100 Nasrin Sotoudeh is a human rights lawyer fighting for marginalized people in Iran. A strong proponent of civil rights, Sotoudeh has represented countless people in her country including Baháʼís, a religious minority in Iran, children … Continue reading.
"I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free … Continue reading.
