By Gregory Crofton Marusya Syroechkovskaya first picked up a camera as a teen to capture her disaffected life in Butovo, Russia, just south of Moscow. As a 16-year-old she wanted to die on a daily basis. She smoked Pall Malls…
Son Says Michael Peterson of ‘The Staircase’ is a Serial Killer
PER TODD: (I WOULD APPRECIATE IT EVERYONE SHARES THIS) (Please share for me. Please share for my mother, Patricia Peterson. Please share for Kathleen. And please share for my Auntie Liz…whom you all know as Elizabeth Ratliff. I believe that…
Director Jeff Orlowski Discusses ‘The Social Dilemma’
“The Social Dilemma” interviews former insiders at Google, Facebook and Twitter who confess they’re now afraid of the technology they helped to create. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the film’s director Jeff Orlowski, who previously made “Chasing Ice” and “Chasing Coral.” (Source: Pure…
Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated
Tell your truth — the director’s cut of “Simply Complicated,” a documentary about the pop superstar and talented singer Demi Lovato.
‘CUTIE AND THE BOXER’: Chilling, Artful Documentary Quietly Soars
By Gregory Crofton Its modern classical soundtrack is what elevates this gentle, meaningful love story of two Asian artists who found each other in New York City. But also its the characters, especially Cutie — real name Noriko — who…