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An Injury For Life by Liam O’Brien on RTÉ
Listen to this post: If there’s one thing I consume more than documentary movies, it’s radio documentaries. My visual system sometimes gets overloaded, or I get distracted from listening while I’m looking at a movie. So radio documentaries are the perfect thing to keep me constantly learning about other people, situations, societies and cultures. Just today,…
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Plain Jane the Shockumentary about Jane Hash
Listen to this post: Jane Hash. There’s a name you shouldn’t ever forget. She’s amazing, and her name is so useful. For example, who else can name their blog and podcast “Hash It Out With Jane” and be figurative and literal at the same time? Here, check out the blog, with links to the podcast and much…
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Not Home: A documentary about kids living in nursing facilities
Listen to this post: If there’s one thing I love in a documentary film, it’s when the movie is made by someone from within the community shown or who deeply connects themselves to the people in the film and their experiences. Ok, and also when the film comes with a call to action. To me, it’s not…
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“Flo”: a documentary by Riley Hooper
Listen to this post: Here is a very cool short documentary I saw on The New York Times online called “Flo: Portrait of a Street Photographer.” I think it’s beautiful. I don’t love the short description of the film they have on their site. They say that in spite of her disabilities, she’s still a…
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Short films of fiction and truth
Listen to this post: We had a great premiere of the three new short films, “The Tablet Shorts, Out.” It was one of the most diverse audiences I’ve had at one of my screenings. One really exciting thing for me as the producer? There were fewer people in the audience with brain injury than people…