Login / RegisterDigging into the 2012 DOXA Documentary Film Festival
This year's DOXA Documentary Film Festival features local director Brishkay Ahmed going under a veil to shatter myths about a controversial garment as well as the secret world of nuclear test subjects, a trio of different takes on the sex trade, performance-art pioneer Marina Abramović, and a long sloppy kiss to hot, black wax.
Features:
Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan lifts the veil on the controversial garment
Films take unique looks at the sex trade
Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1 drops a bomb on secret tests
The artist is the message in Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
Coast Modern revisits the beauty of West Coast modernist homes
Do You Really Want to Know? looks at the future for those at risk for Huntington’s disease
Girl Model illuminates the dark side of the fashion industry
Reviews:
American Juggalo checks out a devoted fandom
Smokin’ Fish is a journey of discovery
The Substance—Albert Hofmann’s LSD is a polished history lesson
An Encounter With Simone Weil reveals a variety of struggles
LoveMEATender weighs in on a meaty topic
King—A Filmed Record; Montgomery to Memphis is an expansive look at a civil-rights legend
Girl Model puts a human face on a harsh industry
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry could not be more timely
A Fierce Green Fire surveys five decades of green pioneers and eco-warriors
Last Call at the Oasis confronts a growing crisis
Beer is Cheaper Than Therapy takes aim at the mental scars of war
Vito profiles the life of the influential gay-rights activist
78 Days gives viewers a glimpse into the private green hell of Canadian tree planters
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet tracks the course of a debilitating disease
