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The Story of Lassie – The World´s Most Famous Dog — Libertas Nova

(Cover Image & Source: The Story of Lassie (documentary photo) @ YouTube) …It all began in the year of 1859., with “The Half-brothers”, a short story of two half-brothers who are lost and dying in the snow, rescued by the female Rough Collie dog (also known as the Scottish shepherd dog), written by the British […]… Continue reading The Story of Lassie – The World´s Most Famous Dog — Libertas Nova

The Five by Hallie Rubenhold review — Random Book Reviews Web

The title The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper sums up this nonfiction nicely. Rubenhold narrates the lives of Polly Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Kate Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly, from their birth to those fateful days in 1888. Along the way, she also explores Victorian society as… Continue reading The Five by Hallie Rubenhold review — Random Book Reviews Web

Spirit Awards Announcing Winners — Awards Daily

We’ll be updating them throughout the day. Here are the nominees: Best Feature A HIDDEN LIFE CLEMENCY THE FAREWELL MARRIAGE STORY UNCUT GEMS Best Director Robert Eggers – THE LIGHTHOUSE Alma Har’el – HONEY BOY Julius Onah – LUCE Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – UNCUT GEMS Lorene Scafaria – HUSTLERS Best First Feature BOOKSMART THE […]… Continue reading Spirit Awards Announcing Winners — Awards Daily

“Maybe, said his brain and his upbringing, if you make enough tea and small talk, time reverses and all bad things are undone.” — Art of Quotation

“Maybe, said his brain and his upbringing, if you make enough tea and small talk, time reverses and all bad things are undone.” Louise Penny, Canadian, from Still Life Photo: Chi Chen via “Maybe, said his brain and his upbringing, if you make enough tea and small talk, time reverses and all bad things are undone.”… Continue reading “Maybe, said his brain and his upbringing, if you make enough tea and small talk, time reverses and all bad things are undone.” — Art of Quotation

Director Biography – Karla Caraballo-Torres (SCHOOL CROSSING)

Karla Caraballo-Torres is a bilingual multimedia journalist and new alumna of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her stories have appeared in both international and national outlets including PBS NewsHour, AJ+, MotherJones, RCN Colombia and Telemundo. Lorin Eleni Gill is a multimedia reporter and cinematographer and also a new alumna of the UC Berkeley… Continue reading Director Biography – Karla Caraballo-Torres (SCHOOL CROSSING)

Director Biography – Steve Buckwalter (OMA & OPA)

Like lots of other people, I’ve been making movies in some fashion all of my life. I find every part of the process enjoyable, from making it in my head to working out the credits at the very end. Every day for me is about finding a new way to tell stories and entertaining the… Continue reading Director Biography – Steve Buckwalter (OMA & OPA)

Director Biography – Shantel Hansen (HER TURF)

As a first time director and producer, Shantel Hansen loves to identify and film subcultures that unwittingly impact the larger community. Hansen seeks to visually redefine subjects through storytelling that examines existing power structures and shakes up stereotypes reinforced by the media. Everybody has a story, and for Hansen, it’s finding an everyday person who… Continue reading Director Biography – Shantel Hansen (HER TURF)

WE Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Nov. 2019 LA DOC Film Festival

WE, 9min, Mexico, Animation/Documentary Directed by Marcos Almada Rivero. Alejandra Chacón Gallardo, Monique Zepeda Animated short documentary film that shows the unique strength of “us” that comes from surviving two earthquakes that happened the same day… 32 years apart. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!