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To See Darfur: Mark Brecke & Jason Mitchell on They Turned Our Desert Into Fire

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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Thursday, 08 May 2008
They Turned Our Desert Into Fire In July 2005, war photographer and filmmaker Mark Brecke boarded an Amtrak train heading east with a box of stills and a loan of radio recording equipment from National Public Radio. For the next three days he would speak with 24 passengers about his experiences in a strife ridden Darfur and the refugee camps in Eastern Chad. As he shared heartbreaking photograph after photograph, the passengers questioned, theorized and often embraced the knowledge, no matter how sadly it was met. As their voices gained strength with fact, their opinions would only strengthen Brecke's quiet argument for intervention at his coming meeting with Congress on Capitol Hill.

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The Last Butcher in Little Italy, Laura Terruso & Eugene Lehnert

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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Thursday, 08 May 2008
The Last Butcher of Little Italy

A conversation with director Laura Terruso and cinematographer Eugene Lehnert about their short The Last Butcher in Little Italy, a glimpse at the culture of old New York.

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Benny Safdie, The Acquaintances of a Lonely John

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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Monday, 05 May 2008

The Acquaintances of a Lonely John A conversation with Benny Safdie about his comic recurring character John, of both The Acquaintances of a Lonely John and John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island, the latter which can be seen at www.redbucketfilms.com/.

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Kurt Kuenne, Dear Zachary

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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Monday, 05 May 2008

Dear Zachary A conversation with Kurt Kuenne about his harrowing personal documentary Dear Zachary.

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Madeleine Olnek, Make Room For Phyllis

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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Monday, 05 May 2008

Make Room For Phyllis A conversation with Madeleine Olnek about her hilarious and intelligent short Make Room for Phyllis, the story of an unwitting woman who gets pulled into a polyamorous relationship under pretense.

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