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9 Star Hotel comes to Ragtag

May 1, 2013 11:00 am by

On Thursday Ragtag will be showing a film about two men from the West Bank who cross the border into Israel looking for work. The film strays from politics to show the human side of the complicated relationship these two areas have.

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El Velador comes to Ragtag

April 3, 2013 11:00 am by

“El Velador,” a documentary about a cemetery in Mexico and its night watchman is showing for free Thursday at Ragtag.

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Nathan Lang, director of God in the Box, is bringing his documentary to Ragtag on Thursday. Vox chatted with him about why he made the film, the challenges associated with the film and what he wants his audience to take away from the footage he gathered.

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Small-town Missouri hits the big screen at SXSW Film Festival in a documentary about Branson in all of its showbiz, tourism glory. Watch videos, see the star-spangled outfits and read about the showing in this post.

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See what those mysterious people wearing Vox badges were up to at True/False.

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As the tenth anniversary of True/False wraps up, so does the Twitter sphere. We have collected Tweets from people seeing each movie this weekend.

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The artist demonstrated his right hooks on both canvas and fest-goers. Watch him punch out a masterpiece on Sunday of True/False.

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Movie review: Leviathan

March 4, 2013 1:15 am by

Co-directors Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel won the True Vision Award for Leviathan, which seeks to immerse viewers in its ocean setting. The film follows fishermen at sea, with all the peacefulness and perils that accompany that occupation.

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Buskers Last Stand

March 4, 2013 12:26 am by

Buskers sent festival-goers off with the sounds of guitars, flutes and banjos.

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We know you couldn’t see every single film, but which ones did you get to?

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The panel brought together directors from several True/False movies to discuss the ethics experimentation of documentary filmmaking. Producer Signe Byrge Sorensen (The Act of Killing suggested people need better media literacy.

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Tasty food, a final film showing and last busker performance rounded out the evening.

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Vox asked True/False attendees to describe their experience in three to six words and along with their pick for best flick.

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Panel recap: D.I.Y. or DIE!

March 3, 2013 6:32 pm by

Filmmakers and artists discussed the difficulties of making art alone. Filmmakers have to learn how to do multiple jobs, and lack of funding is often an issue.

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Movie review: Sweetgrass

March 3, 2013 5:47 pm by

Sweetgrass is directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, co-winner of the 2013 True Vision Award for Leviathan. It features ranchers herding sheep across grassy mountains, illustrating the present-day version of an old tradition.

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Movie review: Dirty Wars

March 3, 2013 3:02 pm by

Exciting and emotional, Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield follows journalist Jeremy Scahill as he travels throughout the Middle East to investigate America’s actions in the war on terror. The film features interviews with both American military officials and grieving families in Afghanistan and Yemen.

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One of True/False’s documentaries, Twenty Feet From Stardom, will be playing in theaters this summer, beginning on June 14.

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This film questions reality and forces viewers to look at the world in an uncontrolled and honest way.

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Newbie filmmaker Tinatin Gurchiani focuses on the lives of Georgian teens and 20-somethings, which isn’t always picturesque but is definitely intriguing.

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It’s your only chance to meet the woman with “powerhouse vocals,” whose name you probably didn’t know before watching Morgan Neville’s doc.

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