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Movie Monthly: Eco Docs at VIFF

Submitted by RA on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 23:22

It seems more like a decade than a year since VIFF (30 September-15 October) last came round. Make that two decades. With Copenhagen's failure fast becoming a dot in the rear view mirror, one filmmaker has returned to footage from the first “Earth Summit” in Rio for inspiration.

Waltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir): Cinema as Therapy

Submitted by RA on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 13:32

Israeli director Ari Folman, a draftee during Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982, wanted to tell a story about his wartime experiences. But he realised that “noone would want to watch a middle-aged man telling stories that happened 25 years ago without any archival footage to support them.” So he took the unusual step of making an animated documentary.

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