![]() ![]() The cases are recreated through 911 calls, news reports, and occasionally interviews. Some of the cases are examined in detail while other victims only appear for a second or two, quickly replaced by another tragedy. This film takes a look at the hundreds of people who were murdered by someone using a gun during the Spring of 2014. Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014 For the most part, this was a missed opportunity. Matters were not helped by a lengthy visit with a psychic who claimed to have “contacted” Edith’s spirit. As an art history major, I really wanted to like this documentary but, unfortunately, it focused more on the self-important niece than on the artwork. That’s the idea behind this documentary, which follows Edith’s great-great niece as she researches Edith’s life and tries to get the art world to acknowledge Edith’s talent. As a result of Edith’s commitment, her artwork never received the recognition it deserved. In 1924, painter Edith Lake Wilkinson was committed to an insane asylum and lived the rest of her life in sad obscurity. Packed In A Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson (dir by Michelle Boyaner) Here are reviews of 6 documentaries that I saw in 2015:
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