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12:56pm Feb 10, 2020

Arts Arts Health & Safety

An Oscar Goes To A Documentary About Skateboarding Girls In Afghanistan

by Diaa Hadid

The short documentary is called Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're A Girl. "This movie is my love letter to the brave girls of that country," says director Carol Dysinger.
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12:05am Nov 13, 2018

'The Cleaners' Looks At Who Cleans Up The Internet's Toxic Content

by Ari Shapiro

Filmmakers Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck discuss how their documentary tells the sobering story of the trauma and challenges faced by those who sift through social content.

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11:48am May 07, 2018

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Documentary 'Original Body of Pain' Paints Compassionate Portrait Of Opioid Crisis

by Eddie Garcia

With the national opioid epidemic in the spotlight, two Winston-Salem filmmakers are focusing their lens on mothers.

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10:00am Mar 03, 2018

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Oscar-Nominated 'Knife Skills' Showcases Ex-Cons And Odd Ducks In The Kitchen

by Kristen Hartke

The documentary chronicles the opening of Edwins, a fine-dining restaurant in Cleveland that provides education, housing and steady employment for former inmates.
3:02pm Oct 17, 2017

World News World News National

Anthony Bourdain Urges Americans To 'Value The Things We Eat'

by Jeremy Hobson

In an interview with NPR's Here & Now about his new documentary, Wasted! The Story of Food Waste, the chef drives home the size of the problem and the importance of changing our perspective.
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6:40pm May 04, 2017

National National Arts Politics & Government

Film And Food: Sharing The Stories Of Immigrants With Conservative America

by Sarah Henry

The duo behind a web-based food show is featuring personal, positive portraits of immigrant families. Their goal: to shift thinking outside the "liberal bubble" — by using targeted posts on Facebook.
5:12pm Mar 01, 2017

Arts Arts News

RiverRun Returns With NC Films Including Caviar Dreams

by Eddie Garcia

The RiverRun International Film Festival is announcing its lineup of over 150 films.

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2:51pm Jan 24, 2017

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Young Syrian Risked His Life To Film Oscar-Nominated Doc

by Maanvi Singh

He began posting videos of rescue missions on YouTube — and ended up working as a videographer for the Oscar-nominated 'The White Helmets.'
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8:11pm May 26, 2016

National National

Manipulative Editing Reflects Poorly On Couric And Her Gun Documentary

by David Folkenflik

In the film, Couric asks gun owners a question and is met with dumbstruck silence. That's not what happened in the interview. Instead, NPR's David Folkenflik says, it was a foolish directorial choice.
3:46pm Apr 11, 2016

Arts Arts News

Maya Angelou Documentary at RiverRun

by Eddie Garcia

The first feature length documentary on acclaimed author, activist, and educator Dr. Maya Angelou is screening at this week’s RiverRun International Film Festival.

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6:05pm Mar 28, 2016

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In 'Only The Dead,' A Raw Look At War In Iraq

by Hannah Bloch

A harrowing documentary by Australian journalist Michael Ware documents the years he covered the war in Iraq as a Time and CNN reporter navigating between insurgents and the U.S. military.
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7:00am Feb 27, 2016

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Confronting His Brother's Killers — And Vying For An Oscar

by Diane Cole

Adi, an optometrist in Indonesia, offers forgiveness — if they'll admit to what they did during the massacre of the mid-1960s. That's the story that unfolds in the documentary The Look Of Silence.