By shael stolberg on May 5, 2006
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by Shael Stolberg for Festival Products The award winning Mystic Ball is an engaging portrait of one man’s passion; chinlone. Canadian first-time filmmaker Greg Hamilton takes as on his journey to understand this sport played in Myanmar and said to be at least 1,500 years old. A former martial arts expert, Hamilton falls in love […]
By shael stolberg on May 5, 2006
Dear Pyongyang, festival award, hot docs, shael stolberg, Yonghi Yang
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by Shael Stolberg for Festival Products Yonghi Yang tells the story of her father’s belief, mother’s commitment, a community’s strength and her path to understanding. Dear Pyongyang is a very personal doc, which is engaging at one moment, historical at another and at times; heart wrenching. It starts by Yonghi introducing us to her parents. […]