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Review: Operation Filmmaker

June 3, 2008 – 12:25 pm

This review first appeared in slightly different form during the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. Operation Filmmaker opens in New York tomorrow.
As a portrait of post-Sadaam Iraqi youth, Operation Filmmaker doesn’t have the “wow!” factor of another recently released movie about Iraqi kids looking for refuge in American popular culture. But for a film that began [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Indies, Reviews | Comments (0)

Toronto 2007: Operation Filmmaker

September 13, 2007 – 6:06 am

As a portrait of post-Sadaam Iraqi youth, Operation Filmmaker doesn’t have the “wow!” factor of that other Toronto movie about Iraqi kids looking for refuge in American popular culture. But although I have some issues with director Nina Davenport’s treatment of her subject, for a film that began life as a vanity project designed to [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Festivals, Reviews, Toronto 2007 | Comments (1)