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CIFF Dispatch 10/16: “Sole”, “Cunningham”, “Fire Will Come”

Sole Cunningham Fire Will Come
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Our first dispatch of the Chicago International Film Festival highlights Polish drama Sole, 3D dance doc Cunningham, and the experiential Fire Will Come.

Matt Cipolla Posted on October 17, 2019July 2, 2020

Jawline Review: An Intimate Look at the Industry of Influence

Jawline
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Documentary filmmaker Liza Mandelup grippingly follows the burgeoning fame of aspiring social media star Austyn Tester.

Kate Schroeder Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019

Ghost Fleet Review: Haunted By Modern Maritime Slavery

Ghost Fleet
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This indie doc about modern slave labor in the East Asian fishing industry is well-intentioned but pulls its punches when they’re most needed.

Matt Cipolla Posted on June 9, 2019July 2, 2020

“Halston” Captures American History Through a Designer’s Rise and Fall

Halston
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America’s first celebrity fashion designer gets the documentary treatment in an insightful treatment that still occasionally gets in its own way.

Tim Stevens Posted on June 4, 2019August 11, 2020

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Review: A Beautiful Doc on the Life of Fred Rogers

wont you be my neighbor
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Morgan Neville’s documentary about Fred Rogers is sweet, earnest, and filled with a wellspring of love for one […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on June 8, 2018July 30, 2020

That Summer Review: Illuminating New Areas of Grey Gardens

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Cobbled from footage of a pre-Grey Gardens attempt to tell the tale of Big Edie and Little Edie, […]

Marshall Estes Posted on May 26, 2018July 30, 2020
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