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‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ showcases a new narrative on a notorious killer

Claire Oliver May 8, 2019

Ted Bundy is a name synonymous with "serial killer" in the United States. His fame came from the first-ever televised murder trial in Florida in 1978 with Bundy’s charismatic personality shining through...

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ finishes a story 11 years in the making

Graham Shapley April 28, 2019

Spoiler Warning: There will not be spoilers for the “Avengers: Endgame" ending, but spoilers for the previous Avengers title, “Infinity War" is required for context. “Avengers: Endgame” is a tough...

'Letter from Masanjia' sends message about Chinese oppression

‘Letter from Masanjia’ sends message about Chinese oppression

Graham Shapley April 16, 2019

The ACT Human Rights Film Festival presents many viewpoints that are not typically heard. It also shines a light on victims of human rights abuses. It’s rare, however, that the subjects of these...

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‘Eldorado’ reveals that refugee stories don’t end when they reach shore

Graham Shapley April 16, 2019

The ACT Human Rights Film Festival’s acronym contains their mission statement: to awaken, connect and transform. Awaken viewers to human rights violations, connect them through human faces and transform...

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ACT Film Festival Shorts show different lenses of human rights

Maddie Wright April 15, 2019

As the fourth annual ACT Film Festival came to a close, the last day opened with a block of short films. Five films played from different parts of the world, the shortest being 12 minutes and the longest...

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‘Waldheim Waltz’ mirrors today’s issues

Dom Brazeau April 15, 2019

The fourth annual ACT Film Festival came to a close April 13 with “Waldheim Waltz” directed by Ruth Beckermann, who is the daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors. The story is about Austrian diplomat...

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‘Words From a Bear’ celebrates Native American storytelling

Joel Thompson April 14, 2019

The fourth annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival concluded with “Words from a Bear,” a documentary about the widely acclaimed and highly influential writer Navarre Scott Momaday. Momaday is a novelist,...

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ACT Film Festival panel discusses behind the scenes of documentary filmmaking

Julia Trowbridge April 10, 2019
The fourth annual ACT film festival, which is happening from April 5 to April 13, presented a panel of individuals involved with this year's documentaries
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‘Angels Are Made of Light’ shows the importance of education

Dom Brazeau April 9, 2019

The fourth annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival kicked off this past weekend. One of the films played Sunday was “Angels Are Made of Light,” directed by James Longley. Longley has been nominated...

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‘¡Las Sandinistas!’ and ‘Western Collections’ balance humor, gravity while delivering advocation of equality

Julia Trowbridge April 9, 2019
The Lyric Cinema’s theater showed the short film “Western Collections,” followed by a documentary “¡Las Sandinistas!” for the fourth annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival.
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‘Gaza,’ ‘Three Boys of Manzanar’ shed old perspectives

Ty Davis April 8, 2019

One of the ACT Film Festival's mission statements is to highlight a different perspective of subjects that audiences are likely unfamiliar with. The second day of the festival featured two short films:...

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‘A Woman Captured’ shares intimate account of modern-day domestic slavery

Lauryn Bolz April 8, 2019

"A Woman Captured" at first seems to follow the relatively normal life of a woman living in rural Hungary. She goes to work, picks flowers and chatters with the filmmaker about the lovely evening. Then,...

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