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Summer 2009

Matters of Race: Diasporic Dispatches from the Documentary Community

PLUS:
HBO's 'Alzheimer's Project'
New Docs from Chris Rock, Tavis Smiley
Stacy Peralta's 'Crips and Bloods: Made in America'
Chris Marker's 'A Grin Without a Cat'

Features:
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Watching Jewishly: Who Knew?
By Cynthia Close

A review of 'First Person: Jewish' by Alisa Lebow

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Sokly 'Don Bonus' Ny, co-director, with Spencer Naksano of 'a.k.a. Don Bonus.' Photo: Leland Wong
Post-Racial Before It Was Cool: LA Asian Pacific Film Festival and Visual Communications Celebrate Milestones
By Elizabeth Blozan

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From 'Wounded Knee' (Dir.: Stanley Nelson; Co-Prod.: Julianna Brannum)
Their AIM Is True: Native American Filmmakers Look to Define a New Era
By Beige Luciano-Adams

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Courtesy of Icarus Films
The Revolution Has Been Digitized: Markers Classic Now on Home Video
By Cathleen Rountree

'A Grin Without A Cat' now on DVD.

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Chris Rock (right), producer/writer of 'Good Hair,' which arrives in theaters this fall through Roadside Attractions. Courtesy of HBO
ROOTS: A 'Good Hair' Day for Chris Rock
By Tamara Krinsky

'Good Hair' comes to theaters thsi fall through Roadside Attractions.

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Courtesy of VideoFilmes
João Moreira Salles’ 'Santiago'
By Natalia Almada

An essay about Brazilian filmmaker Joao Moreira Salles' 'Santiago.'

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From Natalia Almada's 'El General.'
¡Sí Se Puede!: Diez Años de NALIP
By Chelo Alvarez-Stehle

National Association of Latino Independent Producers celebrates its tenth anniversary.

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Courtesy of Through A Lens Darkly
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion: A New Kind of Geneology
By Tamara Krinsky

Multimedia project showcases African-American family history.

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From Stacy Peralta's 'Crips and Bloods: Made in America,' which airs May 12 on PBS.
Gangtown: Stacy Peralta Takes on the Bloods and Crips
By Kathleen Fairweather

'Crips and Bloods' goes inside Los Angeles' most notorious gangs.

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From 'The Alzheimer's Project.' Courtesy of HBO
Diagnostic Documentaries: HBO Faces Alzheimer's Disease
By Tamara Krinsky

'Project,' aims to bring a wider understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

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