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2339
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The Carolina Theatre's gay and lesbian film festival has drawn criticism from Durham Republicans and the religious right and a promise from the district attorney to see if any obscenity laws have been violated.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 22, May 1995,
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4576
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The actors are not superstars. The budgets are often shoestring. Yet the creators of independent films within the state and without produce bold, original, and audacious shorts, features, and documentaries on topics Hollywood often avoids. Many independent films are showcased at the state's film festivals. Comer profiles the DoubleTake Film Festival at Durham's Carolina Theater, the Cucalous Film Festival in Wilmington, and the RiverRun International Film Festival in Brevard.
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7232
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Fellerath discusses the eighth annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, held in Durham. The festival had strong ticket sales, and attendees had an opportunity to mingle with producers and directors and view premiere showings of a number of documentary films. Duke University pledged $100,000 for the next three years, making the school the festival's largest cash sponsor.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 22 Issue 15, Apr 2005,
p65-66, il
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Nancy Buirski is the founder and director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. She started the festival in Durham in 1998; there were 45 documentaries screened and 5,000 tickets were sold. In 2007, over 100 films were screened and a record-setting 26,800 people attended.
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10500
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Smith reports on the fifth annual Escapism Film Festival held at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. The festival specializes in older and newer films in the horror, action, science fiction, fantasy, and \"What the hell?\" genres.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 42, Oct 2008,
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10547
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Fellerath discusses the eleventh annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which was held in Durham.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 15, Apr 2008,
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10548
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Morris discusses the upcoming eleventh annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which will be held in Durham.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 14, Apr 2008,
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Fellerath discusses some of the filmmakers who will be presenting at the eleventh annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, including Margaret Brown; Peter Gilbert and Steve James; and Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 14, Apr 2008,
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10550
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Josh Gibson of Durham will present his new film, THE SIAMESE CONNECTION, at the eleventh annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The film is about Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins, who spent the last thirty-five years of their lives near Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 14, Apr 2008,
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23189
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Full Frame, a documentary film festival, lasts four days and celebrates nonfiction filmmaking and documentarians. Marshall Curry was this year's honoree of the Tribute Program.
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27084
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The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival honors director Kirsten Johnson with its annual Tribute Award in Durham April 7-10. The festival will screen a number of Johnson’s documentaries including Cameraperson, which blends home videos with footage and outtakes from many of her films.
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27085
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The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham released a statement against House Bill 2, the discriminatory legislation against transgender people. Four of the most interesting films at this year’s festival take up LGBTQ issues. Though each has a different cultural perspective, each finds the same hetero-normative pressures around the world.
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27086
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Several films at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham delve into the complex beauty of wildlife, using animals as mirrors for society and measuring up the arbitrary line we’ve drawn between being nature’s caretakers and inhabitants.
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27087
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This year, the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival’s thematic program dives deep into the conniving, idealistic world of presidential campaigns. A number of films cover elections during the 1960s to 2000s, president scandals, assassinations, and the beginnings of epochal social change.
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The history and cultural importance of the North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival are detailed. The festival started in 1995 with controversy with people afraid of what was being shown in the films. Now, around 100 films are shown each year and is one of the largest film festivals for the LGBT community.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 32, July 2010,
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