A look back at a whirlwind weekend of documentary films. And sing-a-longs.
Alex Gibney says his Hunter S. Thompson doc is a critique of the present day media’s obsession with “phony” objectivity.
“I thought I was gonna make this film that revealed this misogynistic, anti-woman bias in the media. Lo and behold, I was fooled, too.”
February 29, 2008 – 4:45 pm
A truly post-Katrina doc, eschewing the storm itself to hone in the social, economic and racial ripple effects.
February 28, 2008 – 4:15 pm
A YouTube-infused confessional doc unofficially opens the True/False Film Festival.
February 28, 2008 – 10:35 am
I’m typing this from Columbia, MO, where the True/False Film Festival is just getting underway. Shortly before I flew in yesterday, I found out that Christopher Bell’s surprisingly strong Sundance entry Bigger, Stronger, Faster had been added to the True/False program. Shortly after arriving, I found out that the film has been acquired by Magnolia, [...]
February 8, 2008 – 11:44 am
AJ Schnack has some notes on the lineup for the 2008 True/False Film Festival, which I’m super excited to be attending for the first time this year. While the line-up features several holdovers from previous festivals (including Sundance hits American Teen and The Order of Myths, and Cat Dancers and Audience of One, both of [...]
