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REVIEW: The ‘Shorts: Summer’ films of True/False showcases the beauty of diversity and unity

Chace Missouri March 5, 2025
The annual ‘Shorts: Summer’ films at True/False capture diverse stories from filmmakers highlighting music and culture
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Buskers Last Stand marks the end of the 2025 True/False Film Fest

Chase Pray, Assistant News Editor March 4, 2025
Musicians Kyren Penrose and Westin Archer performed alongside drona at the event
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REVIEW: ‘Abo Zaabal 89’ depicts intergenerational wounds left by political instability

Maya Bensaoud March 4, 2025
The documentary illustrates how the scars of past violence continue to haunt families across generations
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REVIEW: ‘Make It Look Real’ invites the audience into a cozy studio amidst an unforgiving world

Boo May March 4, 2025
Two photographers form a surprising friendship and an unsurprisingly lovely documentary
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REVIEW: ‘Deaf President Now!’ is an important piece of disabled rights history

Ava McCluer March 4, 2025
Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim’s documentary about the eight-day protest at Gallaudet University brought the audience to tears at the True/False Film Fest
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REVIEW: ‘Predators’ takes the idea of vigilantism and explores why ‘To Catch a Predator’ is so attention-grabbing 

Suzie Thomson March 4, 2025
Director David Osit uses the film to ask the audience why they are so entertained by true crime and public humiliation
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REVIEW: ‘Requiem for a Tribe’ acts as a breathtaking reflection on one Iranian woman’s impossible inescapable uncertainty

Alex Gribb March 4, 2025
Director Marjan Khosravi’s first full-length documentary follows Iranian matriarch Hajar Faramazi as she takes one last migration through the countryside
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REVIEW: ‘Sally’ paints an intimate portrait of an American pioneer

Faith Jacoby March 3, 2025
“Sally” highlights the phenomenal life and career of astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, the first American woman in space
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REVIEW: Deeply personal, ‘The Silence of My Hands’ underscores the subtle fragilities of a long-distance relationship with intersectional advocacy

Ainsley Bryson March 2, 2025
Filmmaker Manuel Acuña uses his personal relationship with the protagonists to invite the audience into the intimate struggles of an LGBTQ+ couple who are deaf
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REVIEW: ‘The Dating Game’ is a lighthearted yet introspective reflection on love and human connection

Sabrina Pan March 2, 2025
Director Violet Du Feng delivers humor and sincerity in a documentary that examines dating in China following the one-child policy
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REVIEW: Three underground rappers showcase their skill and new material at Cafe Berlin’s Friday night showcase

Akiram White March 2, 2025
At Cafe Berlin’s Friday night showcase for True/False, rapper ELUCID headlines with two other featured underground rappers
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‘The Substance’ is a horror film and, therefore, will never win Best Picture

Suzie Thomson March 2, 2025
Best Picture is the biggest category for the Oscars, but many horror films are left out of the discussion