<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Driven to Abstraction – Fraud of the Century

Aug 26, 2020

The greatest art fraud of the twentieth century is examined in Driven to Abstraction, a documentary by Daria Price. Over a period of fifteen years, the Knoedler, the oldest and one of the most prestigious art gallery in New York, sold $80 million dollars worth of...

The August Virgin – Finding Self

The August Virgin – Finding Self

Aug 21, 2020

?How do you become who you truly are?? Eva (Itasao Aran, who also co-wrote with director Jon?s Trueba), the protagonist in The August Virgin, is about to turn 33, but is still a bit unsettled and unfocused in her life. We watch day by day as she tries to discover what...

Bombardier Blood – An Upward Climb

Bombardier Blood – An Upward Climb

Aug 18, 2020

Patrick James Lynch?s documentary Bombardier Blood is the latest documentary to wow us with the barriers that can be overcome in life. The film focuses on Chris Bombardier as he strives to be the first person with hemophilia to climb the Seven Summits?the highest...

Song Without a Name – A Steep Climb

Song Without a Name – A Steep Climb

Aug 6, 2020

Life is hard for those on the edge of society. It is often made harder by official indifference of authorities. It is even worse when the authorities feel free to take advantage of such people. Melina Le?n?s film Song Without a Name shows just how such injustice can...

The Cuban – Jazzy Memories

The Cuban – Jazzy Memories

Jul 30, 2020

?We can?t change the past. All we have left is our future.? The past and future are not so much what Sergio Navarretta?s The Cuban focuses on. Rather it calls us to find life in the present. Mina (Ana Golja) is a young Afghan-Canadian pre-med student who is working at...

A Girl Missing – Spite Hurts

A Girl Missing – Spite Hurts

Jul 29, 2020

When a young woman?s life falls apart through a series of events around her, she?s left with nothing?except a plan, not for restoration, but revenge. But we learn that revenge may be just as unsatisfying as the life she has been left with. K?ji Fukada?s A Girl Missing...