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Didn't get enough at our last DocuClub session? Was there something you forgot to say? Just thought of it this morning? Or, maybe you couldn't attend our past screening. "Talk Back" is for you. In this section, we'll briefly recap the session and explore in-depth the issues and themes that were raised. Continue your participation in our feedback sessions by leaving your comments here.

Talk Back # 7: Disturbing the Universe: Radical Lawyer William Kunstler

Feedback session after screening of Disturbing the Universe. Last night, audiences responded passionately to DocuClub’s screening of Disturbing the Universe: Radical Lawyer William Kunstler. Sarah and Emily Kunstler’s portrait of their father William Kunstler elicited praise for its honest depiction...

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Talk Back # 6: Committed

DocuClub audiences were present and “committed” for Jon Cofinas’ feedback session last night. The doc--which depicted his childhood friend’s coming-of-age process via marriage to a young woman from China--was well received. The filmmaker had shot 250 hours of footage over...

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Talk Back # 5 - Good Fortune

Wow, what a great screening we had last night at DocuClub! It was nice to see that even in the dog days of Summer, documentary aficionados will come out in droves to support one of their own. In this case,...

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Talk Back # 4 - Partly Private

Last night’s screening of Danae Elon’s rough cut of Partly Private was a resounding success! Playing to a packed room, the film’s humor and complexity amounted to a crowd-pleaser. Milton Tabbot, Senior Director of Programming at IFP, was our expert...

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Talk Back # 3 - Stages

Last week, I traveled to Silver Springs, MD, to SILVERDOCS. The documentary festival was hosting a session of DocuClub "In-The-Works" and the rough cut we chose to screen was Stages. The film--which depicts a group of elderly immigrant women and...

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Talk Back # 2 - Personality

Director Vinay Chowdhry showed a rough cut of Personality to a full room last night. After the screening, Chowdhry, along with moderator Liz Ogilvie, took the stage for feedback. I’d like to open up "Talk Back" for those of you...

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Talk Back #1- Prodigal Sons

On April 3rd, Arts Engine re-launched DocuClub by presenting a rough cut of Kimberly Reed’s autobiographical portrait of sibling rivalry, Prodigal Sons. The screening took place in front of a full house inside the theater of Goldcrest Post, in New...

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