A family survived an earthly holocaust living in a salt mine - an extremely well appointed, art treasure trove museum of the best art – salt mine. They’ve been there twenty years and made a policy never to give food or shelter to beggars who come by, as has happened, because every time they offered …
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By Anne Brodie The Last of the Sea Women on AppleTV+ is a deeply inspiring doc about a group of elderly South Korean ocean warriors, real-life mermaids, known as "haenyeo" divers. These grandmother warriors share a deep love and respect for the ocean whose chosen job is to harvest food from …
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By Anne Brodie The exceptionally interesting and somewhat reassuring look at the state of the planet, society, and life itself focuses on the words of one of the most influential humanists of our time – Bill Gates. The five-part docuseries he produces and presents examines issues of concern to …
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BY ANNE BRODIE Jackie Shane was a Black trans singer from the American South whose remarkable personal and musical legacy is revived in the NFB documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. She found refuge in Toronto’s Yonge Street club scene that she loved and that loved back; her …
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By Anne Brodie Familiar real-life trauma comes back to haunt us in Coup! Joseph Schuman’s sly, winking look at the 1918 global influenza pandemic in an American seaside mansion rife with double-crossers, thieves, and a weak master. Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, and Sarah Gadon star as Horton, …