Advertisements The state of California is in a housing crisis. Gone are the days of the California Dream, when a person could realistically expect, so long as they had a decent job, to own a modest three bedroom house with a nice…
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Advertisements In the summer of 1999, everything changed for China’s seventy million or so Falun Gong practitioners. Introduced in 1992, the spiritual movement had grown rapidly by emphasizing common sense ideals: truthfulness, compassion, and morality. However, due to its size and independence…
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Advertisements Minding the Gap has been on my most anticipated list for quite a bit of time, but I actually didn’t know much about the film besides it being a documentary about a group of young adults who bond over skateboarding. I…
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Advertisements Vivienne Westwood is a fashion legend who gained her now iconic status as a designer by infiltrating the fashion scene with her rock n’ roll attitude and anti-establishment sentiment. Lorna Tucker’s documentary sets out to introduce us to the lesser-known antics…
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Tim Wardle's documentary shines a light on an incredible true story, but lacks the necessary insight to do its subjects justice.…
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Morgan Neville's documentary is a charming and uplifting, if slight and superficial, portrait of a beloved television figure.…
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Advertisements On the 7th of June, documentary lovers descended on Sheffield’s city center for six days of films and fun in the sun. This year the festival opened itself up to the virtual reality boom and many other modern interpretations of storytelling.…
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