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Docs Ireland · 2023

Docs Ireland 2023

New International Documentary

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6 films · 5 reviews

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Confessions Of A Good Samaritan

The filmmaker's decision to give one of her kidneys to a stranger turns into a personal quest to understand the nature of altruism.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Penny Lane)

Dalton's Dream

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It’s tribute to the collaborative feel of this film that the documentary continually takes its lead from what Harris is saying rather than pushing him this way and that.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
The story of Dalton Harris' rise to X Factor fame and what happened next.

(Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Kim Longinotto, Franky Murray Brown; Stars: Dalton Harris)

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The Last Rider

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The structure of the documentary itself is formulaic but well executed.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
The incredible story of the greatest cycling race in history, the 1989 Tour De France, and how American Greg LeMond faced down betrayal, childhood sexual abuse and death, completing one of the most inspiring comebacks in history.

(Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Alex Holmes; Writer: Alex Holmes; Stars: Perico Delgado, Laurent Fignon, Cyrille Guimard,. Greg LeMond, Kathy LeMond)

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Much Ado About Dying

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Although its central perspective is rather simplistic, there’s so much packed in around the edges that quite different narratives emerge there, making for a complex and satisfying whole.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
Looking after his gay actor uncle, filmmaker Simon is engulfed in a whirl of Shakespeare and clutter, as uncle David lends his credit card to neighbours, greets visitors in the nude and teaches Simon a profound lesson on dying happy

(Country: UK, Ireland; Year: 2022; Director: Simon Chambers)

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My Imaginary Country (Mi País Imaginario)

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Guzmán doesn’t need to hunt for symbolism as the protesters are often supplying their own.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile's capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.

(Country: Chile; Year: 2022; Director: Patricio Guzmán; Writer: Patricio Guzmán)

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Tish

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Details leap out from the photographs, not just the faces of those she captured, but the twist of cigarette smoke, metal ashtrays recalling the tang of wet ash, plasters on scrubbed knees.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A working-class photographer captures the impact of Thatcherism on the north of England but is unable to escape the poverty and inequality she exposed.

(Year: 2023; Director: Paul Sng; Stars: Trish Murtha)

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