Documentary

I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not

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  • Title: I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not
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The worst kept secret in Hollywood is that Chevy Chase is an asshole. No stranger to documenting complicated men, director Marina Zenovich never shies away from the topic while also struggling to show a softer side to the comedian turned actor. I don’t know that there’s any big revelation in I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, except perhaps even when attempting to be on his best behavior Chase can’t help but use comedy as a weapon to cut deep as the man who loves to be celebrated chafes at being critiqued or asked to be introspective.

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The Tale of Silyan

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  • Title: The Tale of Silyan
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Highlighting the struggles of farmers in Macedonia, director Tamara Kotevska‘s film showcases Nikola and his family unable to make a profit on one of the farm’s best harvests and unable to sell the farm for more than a fraction of its worth due to new governmental policies. After his daughter and her family move away, and Nikola’s wife goes with them to help with the children, Nikola finds himself alone. Needing money, he takes a job at the local landfill where he discovers and injured stork who he adopts and nurses back to health helping soothe his loneliness.

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Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory

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  • Title: Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory
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Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory takes wildlife filmmaker and documentarian Bertie Gregory to the Serengeti where he focuses on two groups of cheetahs to highlight the struggles of the fastest land animal which finds itself stuck in the middle of the food chain. Bertie and his team spend time with both a mother and her two young cubs, noting that 95% of cheetahs don’t make it to adulthood, and a pack of three young males all struggling to survive.

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The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop

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  • Title: The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop
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Director Simon Ennis‘ documentary The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop examines the culture of boardgames from a variety of angles including friends playing with each other, podcasters attempting to carve out a brand, contestants attempting to win in the first ever tabletop tournament, designers working on getting their own games developed and sold, and even a bit of history of the start of board games from a historian.

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M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

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  • Title: M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
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Brimming with clips and interviews, M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television offers a look back at the beloved television series which aired from 1972 to 1983, far outlasting the length of the war in which the sitcom about a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital was set. So iconic, many today forget M*A*S*H, inspired by Richard Hooker’s 1968 novel, was a movie before a TV-series (which the documentary touches on briefly).

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