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    True/False Selection

    In this curated collection Paul Sturtz and David Wilson, the directors of True/False Film Festival, will explore the complexity and fabrication of the documentary form.
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      Delving behind the headlines with Femen, the world's most provocative feminist movement, Ukraine's "topless crusaders"Trailer
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      A heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life.Trailer
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      Follows the dramatic journey of David McKay (22) and Bradley Crowder (23) of Midland Texas, George W. Bush’s hometown, from political neophytes to accused domestic terrorists at the 2008 Republican National Convention. Trailer
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      In this chilling and inventive Oscar nominated documentary, the unrepentant former members of Indonesian death squads re-enact some of their many murders in the style of the American movies they love.Trailer
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    Performative Documentaries

    This collection is dedicated to films which explore and emphasize the notion of performance.
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      In this highly-anticipated companion to The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer offers another haunting look at the Indonesian genocide, this time from the perspective of the victims.Trailer
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      Delving behind the headlines with Femen, the world's most provocative feminist movement, Ukraine's "topless crusaders"Trailer
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      In this chilling and inventive Oscar nominated documentary, the unrepentant former members of Indonesian death squads re-enact some of their many murders in the style of the American movies they love.Trailer
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      Art/ViolenceInspired by characters from "Alice in Wonderland," "Waiting for Godot" and "Antigone," young Palestinian actresses deal with the military occupation and gender oppression, violence and grief, on stage and in life.Trailer
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      The Law Of ReturnWith humor, irony and the unconventional fusion of different genre styles, the film tells the story of a Romanian worker who realizes his Jewish roots can change his life.Trailer
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    History, Memory, Reenactment

    The films in this collection strive to bring to our attention highly contested and still bleeding histories.
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      In this highly-anticipated companion to The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer offers another haunting look at the Indonesian genocide, this time from the perspective of the victims.Trailer
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      Acclaimed Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated democratic dreams of a people plagued by dictatorship, war, and foreign occupation of Iraq. Trailer
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      In this chilling and inventive Oscar nominated documentary, the unrepentant former members of Indonesian death squads re-enact some of their many murders in the style of the American movies they love.Trailer
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      Ford TransitRajai, a Palestinian “service” taxi driver ferries his passengers between East Jerusalem and Ramallah. En route, he either gives you insight into the challenges faced by Palestinians under Israeli occupation or drives you crazy. Or both.
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    Media/Activism

    Can a documentary acutely affect the reality which it documents? What impact is carried by the act of recording?
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      An explicit and horrifying exposé of the final months of the Sri Lankan civil war, as told by the people who lived through it, providing direct evidence of a war that was supposed to be conducted in secret.Trailer
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      An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.Trailer
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      Two Chinese citizen armed with laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras develop skills as independent one-man news stations while learning to navigate China’s evolving censorship regulations and avoiding the risk of political persecution. Trailer
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      One journalist investigates how the recent spate of suicides amongst Indian farmers reflects the way in which globalization is dramatically changing the country’s agricultural infrastructure.Trailer
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    Reflection on the State of Impunity

    This curation, made especially for the IRCT 2014 campaign, reflects on the disturbing condition of impunity: the impossibility of reconciliation, and the absence of justice.
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      An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.Trailer
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      In this chilling and inventive Oscar nominated documentary, the unrepentant former members of Indonesian death squads re-enact some of their many murders in the style of the American movies they love.Trailer
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      Sweet DreamsA remarkable group of Rwandan women n from both sides of the 1994 genocide work together to create a new future for themselves, and for their country. Trailer
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    India in the Age of Inequality

    In this collection, Arjun Shankar explores the documentation of inequality in the rapidly developing India, inquiring into ​these films' positioning of an 'ethnographer's eye'.
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      Shariq, a 22-year-old electrician living in Kanpur, is renowned for his prowess in stealing electricity. In the face of day-long power-cuts, he runs illegal connections so that homes, factories and businesses are not left in the dark.Trailer
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      Rubel is a fourteen year old boy smuggling rice from India to Bangladesh, crossing the river Ganga which acts as an international border between the two countries. Trailer
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      One journalist investigates how the recent spate of suicides amongst Indian farmers reflects the way in which globalization is dramatically changing the country’s agricultural infrastructure.Trailer
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    Classics Collection

    Film Platform is very proud to open a section for these classic docs, curated by Jan Rofekamp. Because of very wide exposure and appreciation over these many years have become classics.
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