Every year TCFF has put together an amazing lineup of documentaries and Inventing Tomorrow that tick all the boxes of what makes an inspiring, fascinating AND entertaining film. Considered the Olympics of high school science fairs, ISEF is the largest gathering of high school scientists in the world, attracting approximately 1,800 finalists from over 75 countries, …
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FlixChatter Review: Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
Review by Vitali Gueron Fahrenheit 11/9 might be Michael Moore’s best movie since he made and released Fahrenheit 9/11 back in 2004. What Fahrenheit 9/11 did for millions of frustrated liberals living a Bush-era world where their democracy is threatened by a failed and dangerous presidency, this film plays on similar fears and frustrations of …
TCFF 2017 Interview: VICTOR’S LAST CLASS’ Director/Producer Brendan Brandt
One of the many intriguing documentaries playing at this year's TCFF is Victor's Last Class, documentary about an acting teacher getting ready to end his life, and a student who attempts to change his mind. Our blog staff Laura Schaubschlager talked to producer/filmmaker Brendan Brandt on the journey to making his film, where along the course …
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FlixChatter Review: The Eagle Huntress (2016)
Director: Otto Bell Runtime: 101 min This was one of my most-anticipated documentary of the year, so when it played at TCFF in October I was beyond thrilled. I had never seen eagle hunter doing their thing on screen, let alone an eagle huntress. It's a world rarely explored on films, and for that reason alone I was …
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Traveling Through Cinema – Antarctica: A Year On Ice documentary
I was supposed to see this film a couple of years ago during the Twin Cities Film Festival, but for some reason I couldn't make it to the screening. The film won Best Documentary from TCFF and rightly so. Well, after finally witnessing this spectacular documentary this weekend, I'm even more gutted I missed it on the big …
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Documentary Spotlight: 112 Weddings + Interview with filmmaker Doug Block
The 2015 Twin Cities Film Fest may still be 10 months away but periodically, the organizers run an awesome Insider Series event for film fans to enjoy. Next week, they are featuring a special screening of a thought-provoking and fascinating documentary, 112 Weddings (more info here). Filmmaker Doug Block is a documentary filmmaker (51 Birch …
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The Act of Killing review and Interview with director Joshua Oppenheimer
Before I review this film, I think it's important to give a bit of background on how I came to know about this film. I first heard of it from an Indonesian friend of mine when I went back to Jakarta last December. At the time I hadn't even heard of the film, but she …
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