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Activists or Terrorists?new

The Oscar-nominated documentary film If A Tree Falls traces the transformation of one otherwise ordinary young man into an activist and then into what the courts have deemed a "terrorist" and the way those actions affected the environment, his family and the community.
Eugene Weekly  |  Camilla Mortensen  |  02-24-2012  |  Profiles & Interviews

'Amreeka' Skillfully Evokes American Post-9/11 Uneasenew

Amreeka hops over every one of its predictable, carefully laid-out hurdles.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  09-03-2009  |  Reviews

'Slumdog Millionaire' Director Talks About Mumbai Before the Terrornew

English director Danny Boyle was visiting Seattle a while back, raving about the inspiration Mumbai provided during the filming of his acclaimed new Slumdog Millionaire. Then we all know what happened in that city.
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  12-08-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Bollywood's Terrorism Masalanew

Bollywood's colorful, multi-genre musicals serve up their most interesting protagonist yet, the singing, dancing terrorist.
Boston Phoenix  |  Seetha Narayan  |  11-26-2008  |  Movies

Errol Morris on the Photos, the Torture and the Smoking Gunnew

Morris has become much more of an activist filmmaker. His latest documentary, Standard Operating Procedure, digs into the atrocities committed by the U.S. military at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
NOW Magazine  |  Norman Wilner  |  05-02-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Morgan Spurlock Heads East and Comes Up Emptynew

In Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, Spurlock isn't an overbearing ringmaster like fellow gonzo documentarian Michael Moore, Spurlock cannot and will not let his interview subjects' words stand alone.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Addison Engelking  |  05-02-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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