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From Luc Jacquet's 'March of the Penguins. Photo: Jerome Maison. (c) 2005 Bonne Pioche Productions/Alliance De Production Cinematographique
August 2005

Special Nature & Wildlife Issue

Polar Express: A Mystical Journey in Black & White

Plus: 

'Murderball'
HD at NAB
Festival Wrap-Up: Hot Docs, SFIFF, Tribeca, INPUT, It's All True

Features:
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From HelenKlodawsky's 'No More Tears, Sister.' Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada
Toronto’s One-Stop Doc Shop
By Pat Aufderheide

The 2005 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

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From 'Blue Planet (Prods.: Alastair Fothergill, Maurenn Lemire). Courtesy of Discovery Communications
Two Decades of Discovery, and There's Still More to Learn
By Brigid kelly

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From Phil Grabsky's 'The Boy Who Plays on The Buddhas of Bamiyan.' Photo: Phil Grabsky
First Look: Films Sans Frontiéres: 'No Borders' Begins Traveling the Globe This Summer
By Tamara Krinsky

Also: Current Launches; NFB Teams with New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television; 'The Aristocrats'

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From 'Bearing Witness' (Prods./Dirs.: Barbara Kopple, Marijana Wotton; Dir.: Bob Eisenhardt). Courtesy of A&E Network/Cabin Creek Films
Sampling the Smorgasbord That Is Tribeca
By Tamara Krinsky

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From John Grabowska's 'Remembered Earth.' Photo: John Grabowska
Capturing the Enchantment of the Land: John Grabowska's Poetic Tribute to New Mexico
By Bob Fisher

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From Luc Jacquet's 'March of the Penguins.' Photo: Jerome Maison. (c) 2005 Bonne Pioche Productions/Alliance De Production Cinematographique
Polar Express: The Mystical Journey of the Emperor Penguin
By Darianna Cardilli

On 'March of the Penguins.'

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From 'Acting Locally: Protecting Our Waterways.' Courtesy of GreenTreks Network, Inc.
GreenTreks: Going Where No Network Has Gone Before: Environmental Programming
By Ron Sutton

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From Marillia Roch's 'Abboi (Cattle Callers).' Courtesy of It's All True International Documentary Film Festival
Brazil a Global Force in Documentary? It's All True
By Betsy A. McLane

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From Odette Geldenhuys' 'Being Pavorotti,' produced by South Africa's SABC. Courtesy of First Hand Films
INPUT's Output: International Public Television Celebrated Amidst Creativity and Crisis
By Barbara Abrash