When considering a documentary film, there is a great deal to be said for setting — both in physical space and larger societal context. Vitaly Mansky, the veteran Russian documentarian, is well aware of this, having had a sort-of breakout success with last year’s Under the Sun, which was filmed under the noses of North Korean officials and edited to highlight that regime’s censorship and duplicity. Of course, not every good documentary needs a locale so extreme, and in his latest film, Mansky returns to more familiar territory. Set in the director’s native country of Ukraine, Close Relations feels at once engaged with their fraught present moment and slightly unsure of itself, a bit too divided and noncommittal to function as a unified statement.
As might be inferred from the title, Close Relations centers on members of Mansky’s close extended family, all of whom are Ukranian and...
As might be inferred from the title, Close Relations centers on members of Mansky’s close extended family, all of whom are Ukranian and...
- 10/1/2017
- by Ryan Swen
- The Film Stage
The Toronto International Film Festival has nearly completed its slate announcement this year — expect a few stragglers to be announced in the coming days, but this is about the size of it — rounding out its lineup with today’s announcement of its Docs, Midnight Madness, Vanguard and Tiff Cinematheque picks. And what a group this is, including plenty of returning favorites and some very exciting new names.
Tiff’s Docs section features a collection of works from award-winning directors including Steve James, Raoul Peck, Errol Morris and Werner Herzog. Leonardo DiCaprio even pops up for a “rousing call to action on climate change” in “The Turning Point,” made in collaboration with Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens and already picked up by National Geographic.
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Tiff’s Docs section features a collection of works from award-winning directors including Steve James, Raoul Peck, Errol Morris and Werner Herzog. Leonardo DiCaprio even pops up for a “rousing call to action on climate change” in “The Turning Point,” made in collaboration with Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens and already picked up by National Geographic.
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
The beloved Midnight Madness section offers...
- 8/9/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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