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Without The King

Without The King (Director: Michael Skolnik, USA, 2007): Swaziland has a population of just over a million people, and 42.6% of them are HIV positive, the highest infection rate in the world. In addition, more than half the population live … Continue reading

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Orange Revolution

Orange Revolution (Director: Steve York, USA, 2006): Coming straight from a screening of How It’s Done to this film already had me feeling wary of the folksy populism of Ukrainian presidential candidates Viktor Yuschenko and Viktor Yanukovych. The interesting thing … Continue reading

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How It’s Done

How It’s Done (Director: Marcel Lozinski, Poland, 2006): Piotr Tymochowicz is a Polish political consultant and this film, shot over four years, follows him as he molds a group of young hopefuls into political contenders. The task is interesting because … Continue reading

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Lake of Fire

Lake of Fire (USA, director Tony Kaye): A monumental (152 minutes!) documentary on the abortion issue filmed over a 15-year period, Tony Kaye’s film is likely to become a classic. The film covers all kinds of ground and features interviews … Continue reading

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Thank You For Smoking

Thank You For Smoking (UK, director Jason Reitman): At the film festival a few years back, I saw an incredibly accomplished short film called In God We Trust, and I vowed that if young Jason Reitman (son of Canadian director … Continue reading

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