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REVIEW: ‘Writing Hawa’ forces audiences to reckon with the stolen futures of many Afghan women

Maya Bensaoud • March 8, 2025
Despite its abrupt ending, “Writing Hawa” is unique in its transparent demonstration of futures cut short for many Afghan women
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REVIEW: ‘Mountain Village’ brings the filmmaker back to his home village to look back on the Great Chinese Famine

Eric Hughes • March 5, 2025
Filmmaker Hu Sanshou returns to his grandparents’ home in Xiangzidian village to capture his family and neighbors’ stories about the Great Chinese Famine
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REVIEW: ‘Blue’ offers an intimate exploration of LGBTQ+ love and loss

Sarah Woods • March 5, 2025
Shown as part of True/False Film Fest’s “True Vision Award,” this structure-defying film gives audiences a heartbreaking look into director Derek Jarman’s experience with AIDS during the 1990s
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REVIEW: ‘Wishing on a Star’ highlights the beauty and humor in everyday life with stellar cinematography

Sabrina Pan • March 5, 2025
The film follows an astrologer and her clients as they navigate love, family relationships and self-discovery in the mundane moments of living
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REVIEW: ‘A Want In Her’ is a gut-wrenching yet authentic story of substance use

Avery Copeland • March 5, 2025
Director Myrid Carten uses video footage from throughout her life to tell a story of familial love at odds due to substance use
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REVIEW: ‘Zodiac Killer Project’ takes aim at true crime

Ned Pickett • March 5, 2025
Charlie Shackleton’s newest entry, though flawed, is certainly intriguing enough to be worthwhile
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REVIEW: ‘Shorts: Winter’ offers five unique short documentaries about conflict and survival

Macy Craig • March 5, 2025
The second short documentary collection of this year’s True/False Film Fest, “Shorts: Winter,” showcases conflict and survival in unique and stunning ways
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REVIEW: True/False Film Fest’s ‘Shorts: Autumn’

Alex Cook • March 5, 2025
True/False’s “Shorts: Autumn” is a beautiful must-watch
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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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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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