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Do Documentaries Really Matter? • Jun 29, 2010 at 04:02 PM

After the intense (and enjoyable) experience of sitting through at least 15 documentary feature films over 4 days at the just concluded AFI-Discovery Channel Documentary Festival, the question...

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2010 Silverdocs Audience Awards • Jun 28, 2010 at 04:54 PM

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The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival Audience Award Winners were announced on Sunday evening as the seven-day doc fest came to an end after screening more than 100 films...

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2010 Silverdocs Award Winners • Jun 27, 2010 at 11:07 PM

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The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival announced its award winners at a typically low-key awards ceremony on Saturday afternoon, culminating the weeklong festival activities that...

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Strong Showing by European Documentaries • Jun 27, 2010 at 10:51 PM

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This year's AFI-Discovery Channel Documentary Festival boasted a strong showing of new European documentaries. The non-fiction tradition continues to expand with the arrival of new documentary...

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Secrets And Lies: The Pat Tillman Story • Jun 27, 2010 at 07:45 PM

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It is one of the defining news stories of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars….when all-star football player Pat Tillman walked away from a multi-million dollar contact with the Arizona...

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THE TILLMAN STORY

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Nordic Angst On The Big Screen

Jun 27, 2010 at 07:37 PM

STEAM OF LIFE (Finland) I am not sure if it was completely intentional or just one of those alchemic side effects of working with what was available, but one of the unintentional...

SILVERDOCS Film In Focus: MAKING THE BOYS • Jun 27, 2010 at 07:26 PM

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Sometimes, it takes time passing for true worth to be revealed. Such is clearly the case with the controversial 1960s play THE BOYS IN THE BAND, which was the first drama to feature openly gay...

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The Boys in the Band

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Building A Bridge To Peace

Jun 27, 2010 at 07:04 PM

What one of the great benefits (and joys) of an event like the AFI-Discovery Channel Documentary Festival is the presentation of films that go behind the news headlines and offer a portrait of the...

Honoring A Documentary Master

Jun 27, 2010 at 07:12 PM

At a film festival devoted to non-fiction works from around the world, the presence of a true documentary master is cause for celebration. Such was the atmosphere on Wednesday evening at the...

Silverdocs Conference Takes Off

Jun 23, 2010 at 11:30 PM

While it is undeniably fun (and instructive) to view the completed films at this year's SILVERDOCS, much of the meat of the 7 day program is in its annual professional conference. Held...