In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs

Posted on August 4, 2009



“Documentarians are forever in search of a compelling story, which the good doctor is. But in Marsh, the subject of Geoffrey Smith's latest documentary, THE ENGLISH SURGEON, the director is also blessed with a true leading man; a 60-ish sage in scrubs whom you hope you will never have need of but would top your list if you did.” Read full review >>


 


“UNMISTAKEN CHILD bears witness to a strange and mysterious process, the search for the childhood reincarnation of a recently deceased and revered Tibetan master.” Read full review >>


“[EL GENERAL] is an imaginative cinematic exploration into the contradictions among familial, personal and national memories framed around one of the most influential and controversial presidents in Mexico’s history—Plutarco Elías Calles.” Read full review >>

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