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Category Archives: Documentary

Beautiful Losers the Film

3rd
Apr. × ’08
By Gentle

Film Synopsis
Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural movements of a generation. In the early 1990’s a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected [...]

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The Tiles That Bind

28th
Mar. × ’08
By Gentle
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In The Booth

20th
Feb. × ’08
By Gentle

More from Square America… 

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The Tailenders

23rd
Jan. × ’08
By Gentle

A documentary was made in 2006 profiling Global Recordings Network, an organization that has recorded Bible stories in over 5,500 of the world’s 8,000-plus languages and dialects, and made those recordings attainable in the most remote regions of the world through resourceful, low technology. As their site explains, “GRN produces a range of specialized audio [...]

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The Great Happiness Space

8th
Jan. × ’08
By Gentle

This is kind of old news, but I just saw The Great Happiness Space this week. Winner of the Best Documentary Feature Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2006, this film is fascinating, eye-opening and sad.

Synopsis, “The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief,” introduces an extraordinary hidden world of [...]

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Skull-A-Day

25th
Oct. × ’07
By Gentle

I look at this blog Skull-A-Day everyday & love it. I think you should check it out if you haven’t already. Noah Scalin (my friend and former professor at VCU) is making a skull image every day for a year. His blog of skull art is updated daily with the pieces that he creates [...]

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Daniel Johnston

12th
Sep. × ’07
By Gentle

Daniel Johnston is incredible. The first time I heard his music, I instantly connected with it, and it hit that nerve that some music just does…you know, when it gets you right in the middle of your stomach. Many of you have heard me talk about him and his artwork. His music is difficult to [...]

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