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Is Mads Brügger a journalist?
Even if you like Mads Brügger’s documentaries, chances are you hate him. The characters he plays in his “non-fiction films”—a Communist theater director in The Red Chapel and, more recently, a corrupt… more →
Africa is a Country
The truth about The Ambassador
wrote 1 month ago: CHRISTINE McGINN, August 2012 “Even the powerful people live in fear of each-other. That is the ulti … more →
Week 9 Play and Revelation: Rouch’s Chronique d’un été and Mads Brügger’s Ambassador
wrote 1 month ago: In this film, the anthropologist, Jean Rouch, and the sociologist, Edgar Morin, explore the ground o … more →
Crisis in the Central African Republic - When Will Washington Jump In?
wrote 1 month ago: So far, it appears that the DC policy community is exhibiting little interest in the armed conflict … more →
CHECK OUT THESE EUROPEANS
wrote 2 months ago: I think it is healthy to take a break from all of the depressing anti-teacher ed reform babble to sh … more →
Our Curious Old Friend, Reality.
wrote 2 months ago: I had not heard of Mads Brugger until I read an article about his latest film ‘The Ambassador … more →
The Ambassador
wrote 3 months ago: By: Addison Wylie It’s tricky to review The Ambassador, because no matter how many flaws I nam … more →
Is Mads Brügger a journalist?
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wrote 6 months ago: Even if you like Mads Brügger’s documentaries, chances are you hate him. The characters he plays in … more →
The Journey Begins - The Ambassador, Thursday, September 27, 2012
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wrote 7 months ago: What was it about? Mads Brügger does “performative journalism.” Think The Daily Show, wh … more →
Diamond Dogs: Dane Digs in Deep With Doc The Ambassador
wrote 8 months ago: Mads Brugger in ‘The Ambassador’ (Photo credit: Johann Stahl Winthereik) Warning: It may … more →
Mads Brügger’s ‘The Diplomat’ and the Rules of Making Films About Africa
wrote 8 months ago: ‘Films About Africa’ often feels like much less of the fairly open ended descriptor that it ought to … more →
10 of Film's Biggest Provocateurs
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wrote 8 months ago: Danish filmmaker and journalist Mads Brügger boasts a first name that seems worthy of his work, whic … more →
The Ambassador (2011)
wrote 8 months ago: 2012 Robert Festival – Winner Best Documentary. US release date: August 31 Do you want to be a … more →
"Comedy is the Soft Spot of All Dictators"
wrote 8 months ago: I just watched “The Red Chapel,” a documentary about two intentionally bad Korean-Danish … more →
Mondo Announces On Sale Info For Star Trek: The Corbomite Maneuver By Todd Slater and The Ambassador By Delicious Design League
wrote 8 months ago: The Mondo machine is in high gear again, this time with two new offerings. The first up is f … more →
Filmmaker of 'The Ambassador' to Face Extradition to Liberia, Prez Sirleaf Promises as Film Gets World Acclaim
wrote 9 months ago: The Danish documentary filmmaker and journalist, Mads Brugger who the Huffington Post referred to as … more →
On Now: Africa at Hot Docs
wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday marked the kick-off of Hot Docs in Toronto, a film festival entirely dedicated to document … more →
New films roundup N°1
wrote 1 year ago: Here’s my latest list of new films with African topics. From now on I’ll number them. So … more →
True or False? Day 1c: The Ambassador
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wrote 1 year ago: Friday was whizzing by- I had already seen two films as a part of the True/False Film Festival and w … more →
Sundance 2012: All the trailers I could find online #1
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wrote 1 year ago: Hi all, Did a search for trailers for the Sundance 2012 film’s announced earlier this month. A … more →
