Documentary Diary: New and Upcoming Films
Posted by Robert Samardick on February 26, 2009 under Academy award, Documentary, Film Festival | 
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SCOTT WALKER: 30th Century Man
You don’t know who Scott Walker is, do you? No one does and yet he’s inspired David Bowie, Radiohead, Blur and countless other bands. Following up on his 2006 album, the documentary takes a look at one of the best kept secrets in the music industry and how someone of this talent remains completely unknown. Scott Walker: 30th Century Man is a portrait and also an introduction to the importance of Walker’s music, mixing in studio footage with interviews of the acts he’s influenced.
REPORTER
Reporter wowed audiences at Sundance and now anyone attending the True/False Film Festival will get two opportunities to watch it. Reporter follows Pulitzer prize winning journalist Nicholas D. Kristof during his 2007 trip to the Congo where he was covering the conflict and poverty facing the African Republic. Kristof is a columnist for the “New York Times” and has been hailed for bringing important issues to international attention. The doc carefully and passionately shows the importance of journalism in helping democracy, how a journalist can aid nations through determination and strength.
STIRRING WATER
From a True/False festival favorite to a reject. Even though Stirring Water didn’t get in to the festival, it still is a documentary to watch out for. The film takes a poetic look at Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. An experimental travelogue, it follows an interpretater/guide as he takes the director through his country. Want to see how competitive True/False Fest is? Check out the quality of the films it can reject.
and the film everyone is talking about….SMILE PINKI
Smile Pinki won big last Sunday, nabbing the Oscar for best documentary short. The film follows a young girl living in India who has been outcast due to her cleft lip. Through the help and care of a social worker, the young girl is able to afford surgery and becomes accepted into society, able to feel like a “normal girl”. The film is a look at the state of health care in impoverished countries and while the ending is a happy one, it also is true there are many cases like Pinki’s that don’t end happy.
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