The Film Panel Notetaker

“POV’s 25th Anniversary: A Look Back”
AFI Discovery Channel Silverdocs
June 22, 2012
Silver Spring, Maryland
Notes by Erin Essenmacher
Silverdocs is not just about the films (although I do so love that part!)  What makes it really stand out among other docs fests is the conference that runs concurrently, chalk full of insightful panelists on a range of topics [...]

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“Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey”
AFI Discovery Channel Silverdocs
June 18, 2012
Silver Spring, Maryland
Notes by Erin Essenmacher

Silverdocs kicked off its 10th annual film festival Monday night with a special screening of Ramona Diaz’s “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.”
As festival director Skye Sitney said when introducing the film, it’s one of those stories that “if it were a [...]

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