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PAAFF presents Leon Le’s ‘Song Lang’
An unexpected debt
‘Song Lang,’ screened at PAAFF, follows the unlikely friendship that develops between a charismatic young opera singer and a brutal debt collector in 1980s Saigon. Christina Anthony reviews.
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The Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival presents 'Picture of His Life'
The great white bear
'Picture of His Life,' a documentary about an enigmatic Israeli-American attempting a historic photographic feat, kicked off this year’s Fall Fest at the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. Stephen Silver reviews.
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The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival presents ‘Genre Shorts: Asian Imagination’
Where point-of-view keeps genre fresh
Four short films screening in a November 9 program at PAAFF prove that, no matter the genre, it always pays to be specific. Rachel Bellwoar reviews.
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François Ozon’s 'By the Grace of God'
A survivor’s story
François Ozon’s docudrama, ‘By the Grace of God,’ is based on a true story of a group of men who took on the priest who sexually abused them as children, and the Catholic hierarchy that tried to protect him. Gary Day reviews.
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The 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival presents ‘Plucked,’ ‘The Human Factor,’ and ‘Waldo on Weed.’
The best documentaries of PFF 2019
Three of the most notable documentaries at the Philadelphia Film Festival covered the theft of a priceless violin, American negotiators' memories of the failed Mideast peace process, and a Philly restaurateur who added cannabis to his young son’s cancer treatment. Stephen Silver reviews.
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The Philadelphia Film Festival presents ‘Parasite’ and ‘Just Mercy’
Opening duo
Bong Joon-ho’s dark comedy ‘Parasite’ and American legal drama ‘Just Mercy’ kicked off this year's Philadelphia Film Festival, which runs through October 27. Stephen Silver reviews.
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The Academy of Natural Sciences presents ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’
A whole new era
‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’ is a new documentary that asks whether we’re in a whole new age of the Earth, thanks to human activity. Lane Blackmer considers a screening and discussion at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Bill Haney’s ‘Jim Allison: Breakthrough’
The science of courage
‘Breakthrough,’ a new documentary from Bill Haney, follows Nobel laureate Jim Allison’s long search for a cancer cure, and his struggle to bring his discovery to the people who need it. Gary L. Day reviews.
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Chanya Button’s ‘Vita & Virginia’
Vivat Virginia
Writer/director Chanya Button’s ‘Vita & Virginia’ tackles the tempestuous affair between the brilliant but troubled Virginia Woolf and the brash aristocrat Vita Sackville-West, and love’s literary legacy. Gary L. Day reviews.
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BlackStar Film Festival presents Blitz Bazawule’s ‘The Burial of Kojo’
Death and transcendence
Blackstar Film Festival presented the Philly premiere of director Blitz Bazawule’s first feature-length film, ‘The Burial of Kojo.’ Aaron Pond reviews.
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