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Full
Frame Documentary
Film Festival
2003
Reviewed by Allan Maurer
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"It's nice to see America defined someplace besides New York City and Los Angeles," best-selling author Walter Mosely said at the 2003 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham. Mosely, best known for his gritty mysteries and a member of the Full Frame Festival board of directors, spoke at the event's award ceremony. The films that took home prizes presented few surprises. They documented socially charged issues, minority causes, and third-world dramas, long staples of the genre. While these are indeed powerful, compelling films, they are "message" films, political in the way so many independent newspapers are. They have agendas. Flag Wars
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Durham's
Carolina Theatre hosts the Full Frame Documentary Festival The semi-autobiographical genre, pioneered by North Carolina native Ross McElwee, included the premiere of a rough-cut of McElwee's latest and best film, "Bright Leaves." Read Bright Leaves review...The director of another in this emerging genre, and my personal favorite of the Full Frame Festival, because it spoke to me in a personal way, "Divining Mom," admits McElwee inspired his efforts. Read Allan Maurer's review of Divining Mom, his favorite film at the Festival...Also at Full
Frame, 2003, Martin Scorsese previewed his PBS series "The
Blues"
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