Film and programme choices
The Railrodder and Buster Keaton Rides Again: comedy first, making-of second
The Railrodder is Gerald Potterton's Canadian travel comedy starring Buster Keaton.
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Ryan: animation can represent a real interview without looking like ordinary footage
Chris Landreth's Ryan is an animated short based on the life of Canadian animator Ryan Larkin.
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Stories We Tell: leave room for competing memories instead of asking for a simple family verdict
Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell explores family narratives, truth and memory.
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The Girl Who Hated Books: pair a short animation with a reading choice, not a test
The Girl Who Hated Books offers a specific book-and-animation pairing for a household interested in reading together.
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The Cat Came Back and The Big Snit: cartoon form does not settle audience suitability
The Cat Came Back and The Big Snit are animated shorts with comic premises that need more context than the word cartoon.
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Kanehsatake: keep the event date, film release and repost date separate
Alanis Obomsawin's Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance documents the 1990 conflict and was released in 1993.
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