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  Musk

  Review preview for Musk

  In endeavouring to provide real insights about the man, Gibney has to dig through a weight of illusion and affectation

  A detailed look at the tech billionnaire.
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  Derek Vs Derek

  Review preview for Derek Vs Derek

  The strength of the film lies not just in the personalities of its leads, but in the rich detail observed throughout.

  On a country road in Devon, England, live two implacably opposed neighboring farmers, both called Derek. One believes in intensive farming of his land so that food can be produced in abundance; the other is creating an oasis for nature on his land, driven by an entirely different perception of agriculture and a farmer‘s duties.
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  NAZA

  Review preview for NAZA

  Abraham and Szor’s approach is systematic and sobering.

  Reveals the systems behind Israel’s bombing of Gaza and its mass killing of Palestinian civilians.
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  Gimme Truth

  Review preview for Gimme Truth

  Does a good job of carrying the general viewer from laughter to sympathy and concern – maintaining a healthy awareness of how ludicrous many of these ideas are, yet reminding us of the vulnerability of many believers.

  Delve deep into the world of conspiracy theories in North America in this documentary.
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  Boatbuilders

  Review preview for Boatbuilders

  Lorentzen is not looking to question the process but to admire it and, acting as his own cinematographer, he elegantly achieves that goal.

  Consideration of a community of boatbuilders in Maine.
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  American Doctor

  Review preview for American Doctor

  A fourth doctor, unsuccessful in his efforts to get to Gaza, helps in whatever ways he can. This enables the film to move between intense scenes within Gaza itself, and the US, where it’s easier to breathe.

  When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
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  Lesbian Lines

  Review preview for Lesbian Lines

  A valuable contribution to the archives and also a fascinating watch.

  A hidden history through an underground network of telephone helplines. The calls, recorded in handwritten notes, were preserved during a time of profound constitutional change in Ireland, when women were fighting for their rights in a restrictive and conservative society.
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  Bugboy

  Review preview for Bugboy

  A film all about connections, what begins as a tale of bug and boy itself metamorphoses into a tender consideration of a father and son relationship.

  George, a shy teenager with an eye disorder, struggles to connect with others after his parents’ divorce and finds refuge in the world of insects.
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  Bucks Harbor

  Review preview for Bucks Harbor

  The sense is not of romantic hardship, but of endurance shaped into a local language.

  The inner lives of fishermen, young and old, who work the waters in Maine.
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  Nuisance Bear

  Review preview for Nuisance Bear

  By viewing the situation, at least initially, mostly from the perspective of the bears, the directors ask us to consider who exactly is trespassing on whose turf.

  A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.

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• Bear necessities
  Jack Weisman and Gabriel Osio Vanden on working together and making naivety work for them in Nuisance Bear
• Bearing witness
  Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman on balance and perspectives in Nuisance Bear