<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Amundson: The Greatest Expedition

Amundson: The Greatest Expedition

Roald Amundsen is probably best known as the polar explorer who beat Robert Scott to the South Pole. Amundsen, a new biopic from Epsen Sandberg, shows us some of his noteworthy expeditions, but also more about Amundsen as a person?and that isn?t always flattering....

Dark Circle – 40 years later, still matters.

Dark Circle – 40 years later, still matters.

Does a nearly forty year old documentary still hold relevance? A newly restored HD version of Dark Circle is streaming on various outlets. The film, directed by Christopher Beaver, Judy Irving, and Ruth Landry, was shortlisted for Oscar consideration in 1983 and won...

Nina Wu – The Dark Side of Success

Nina Wu – The Dark Side of Success

?I really can?t take it anymore. You?re not only destroying my body, but my soul.? An actress gets the roll of a lifetime in the Taiwanese film Nana Wu, directed by Midi Z. But while it may be a dream come true, it creates nightmares that she must try to figure out....

Rose Plays Julie – The Real Me?

Rose Plays Julie – The Real Me?

?I can?t help thinking that somehow if you?d managed to hold on to me, I?d be living a different life right now. I?d be a different person?perhaps the person I was really meant to be?the real me.? The psychological drama Rose Plays Julie, directed by Christine Molloy...

@SXSW – See You Then

@SXSW – See You Then

Reuniting with an old friend can be a wonderful time as you catch up on each other?s lives. But it can also be stressful when there are unaddressed issues from years before. All that is multiplied when it is not just an old friend, but a former lover. In Mari Walker?s...

Martha: A Picture Story

Martha: A Picture Story

In Selina Miles?s debut feature documentary, Martha: A Picture Story, we enter the world of street art through Martha Cooper, who has been documenting that field for more than forty years. Cooper was in many ways a trailblazer as a working woman photojournalist. Her...

The People vs. Agent Orange

The People vs. Agent Orange

?[It] doesn?t go away. It goes away politically/? Most of us associate Agent Orange with the Vietnam War. The defoliant was used extensively in that war, both to eliminate the cover of jungle and to destroy crops. It also became a major veterans? issue, when many...