<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Two Gods – Who Will You Follow?

Two Gods – Who Will You Follow?

May 21, 2021

?Surely we belong to God and to Him we shall return.? In Zeshawn Ali?s Two Gods we see the struggles of people dealing with violence in their lives and neighborhoods. The documentary set mostly in Newark, New Jersey, focuses on Hanif, a Muslim casket maker and ritual...

Spring Blossom – Young Love

Spring Blossom – Young Love

May 21, 2021

One of the rites of passage in the teenage years is to fall in love. In Spring Blossom we watch a young woman who doesn?t feel at ease with her peers begin an infatuation with an older man, who has his own issues about fitting in. Together they enter into a...

The Perfect Candidate – Speaking Out

The Perfect Candidate – Speaking Out

May 14, 2021

The world is changing. Of course, each day brings changes, some small, some momentous. But for women in Saudi Arabia, changes are happening rapidly. In Haifaa Al Mansour?s The Perfect Candidate we see a woman who almost by accident finds herself in a role that not...

There Is No Evil – Are We Monsters?

There Is No Evil – Are We Monsters?

May 13, 2021

?What kind of animal could execute someone?? What kind of person could kill someone? Could you? What if the reason is that it is your job? Could you be the executioner of someone given the death penalty? There Is No Evil from dissident Iranian director Mohammed...

The Paper Tigers – Kung Foolery

The Paper Tigers – Kung Foolery

May 3, 2021

?When a man?s virtue exceeds his talent, he becomes the superior man.? Perhaps you think kung fu movies are all about the graceful movements. You may expect great flying leaps and masterful kicks and punches. The Paper Tigers, from director Tran Quoc Bao, goes in a...

About Endlessness – Pictures of Life

About Endlessness – Pictures of Life

Apr 30, 2021

"Isn't it quite fantastic?" Watching Roy Andersson?s About Endlessness is more like wandering through an art museum than sitting in a theater. This film is not about a story. It is about looking carefully at scene after scene of what may seem like ordinary life, but...

Making Sense – Seeing the Disabled

Apr 27, 2021

Making Sense, directed by Gregory Bayne, strives to make those with disabilities visible. The story is built around those disabilities, but also around the abilities that are also part of those lives. It does so not only with the story, but by using disabled actors in...

My Wonderful Wanda – Win-Wins?

My Wonderful Wanda – Win-Wins?

Apr 24, 2021

?This is a family matter.? Bettina Oberli?s My Wonderful Wanda is about family?and about the ways families become intertwined without planning to. It also serves as a bit of social commentary of the relationship of the haves and have nots of society. Wanda (Agnieszka...