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Category Archives: True/False 2008

True/False Recap

March 3, 2008 – 11:45 am

A look back at a whirlwind weekend of documentary films. And sing-a-longs.

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True/False: Gonzo

March 2, 2008 – 3:59 pm

Alex Gibney says his Hunter S. Thompson doc is a critique of the present day media’s obsession with “phony” objectivity.

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True/False: Forbidden Lies

March 1, 2008 – 10:18 pm

“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.”

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True/False: Shake the Devil Off

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.

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True/False: An Alternative to Slitting Your Wrist

February 28, 2008 – 4:15 pm

A YouTube-infused confessional doc unofficially opens the True/False Film Festival.

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Bigger, Stronger, Faster: to Magnolia, At True/False

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, [...]

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True/False Lineup

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 [...]

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