‘Factory to the Workers’ explores the only example of a working factory co-operative in post-socialist Europe, examining its triumphs, its shortcomings, and what is holding it back.
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Top of the Docs #52 – SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST REVIEW: Don McCullin: ‘Almost Liverpool 8’ (2021)
Daniel Draper and Allan Melia explore Liverpool 8 in their latest film, using Don McCullin’s photographs as a rough guide.
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Top of the Docs #51 – IFFR Review: ‘The Village Detective: A Song Cycle’ (2021)
What is fascinating about ‘The Village Detective,’ as well as perhaps Morrison’s recent practice, is the ability to take a piece of unwanted footage that was tossed away many years ago, and use the documentary form to archive it in such a way that its context and value are maximised.
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Top of the Docs #45 – Los Angeles Plays Itself
From stairwells to suburbs and beyond, Los Angeles quite literally is cinema, and Thom Andersen’s Los Angeles Plays Itself sets out to prove it.
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Top of the Docs #42 – Can’t Get You Out of My Head (2021)
Renowned for his breadth of research and incisive analysis, Curtis’ documentaries usually focus on an aspect of history, exploring its cultural, social and political impacts.
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Top of the Docs #36 – LFF Special: ‘Time’ (2020)
Garrett Bradley, a first-time filmmaker, brings us perhaps the most damning indictment of the system yet, with her film Time.
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Top of the Docs #30 – ‘Present.Perfect.’ (2019)
The popularity of live streaming in China, something which Present.Perfect. explores to fascinating effect.
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Top of the Docs #29 – ‘Rebirth of a Nation’ (2004)
Perhaps the most innovative exploration of the film has been DJ Spooky’s live performance remix of the film, Rebirth of a Nation.
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Top of the Docs #27 – All Tomorrow’s Parties (2009)
The festival prided itself on being non-corporate, fan-friendly, and intimate, lowering the barriers between music and music lovers.
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Top of the Docs #25 – Counter-Charge
Welcome to Top of the Docs, Flip Screen’s hub for all things documentary. This weekly column takes a look at the crème de la crème of non-fiction media, with each month tending to focus on a particular theme. The theme for this month is video games! Gender roles within video games are a tricky thing.…
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