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‘The Tale of Silyan' Review: Doc About the Friendship Between an Old Man and a Stork Is a Triumph

There's an ecstatic eruption of a quote from Jonas Mekas that I've always remembered. It comes from a documentary about avant garde cinema whose title I've long since forgotten. "I'm not interested in ...
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‘The Tale of Silyan’ Review: Groundbreaking Oscar-Nominated Director Returns With a Fantastic Documentary About a Man and His Stork

In 2019, Tamara Kotevska made her feature directing debut alongside Lujubomir Stefanov with the stunning documentary, Honeyland. This movie from North Macedonia made history by becoming the first film ...
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‘The Tale of Silyan’ Review: Folktale Meets Nonfiction in a Captivating Look at a Struggling Farmer and the Injured Stork He Rescues

In her previous documentaries, Tamara Kotevska has examined changing times and dying traditions (the vérité Honeyland, which she directed with Ljubomir Stefanov) and interwoven fairy-tale whimsy with ...
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‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Is Effectively Outraging, but Could Push Further Past the Headlines: TV Review

The media fixture Amanda Knox — who was accused, convicted and exonerated of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher while both women were studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, in fall 2007 — has lived ...