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Leaving January 1
Directed by Jeff Malmberg | 82 mins | 2010
In Malmberg’s mesmerizing, multi-award-winning portrait of healing and obsession, Mark Hogencamp recovers from a brutal assault and alcoholism by building and tending to a miniature plywood town in his backyard. Populating the diorama with dolls based on people from his own life, he plays out cathartic dramas set in World War II-era Belgium, piecing together a homemade reality after his shattering trauma.
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Directed by Alice Diop | 40 mins | 2016
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Skillfully illustrating the persistence of racialized stereotyping and its impact on the individual, Diop’s documentary follows the professional struggles of a young Black actor from Aulnay-sous-bois, a disadvantaged community on the outs...
