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Jennifer Lawrence Doc ‘Zurawski V Texas,’ ‘No Other Land’ & ‘Porcelain War’ Claim Top Prizes At Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
The Jennifer Lawrence documentary 'Zurawski v Texas,' 'No Other Land' and. more won awards at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas.
The jury, comprised of film programmer Penelope Bartlett, filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe, and Jamie Shor, president or PR Collaborative and co-founder of DC/DOX, also awarded a special mention to Mati Diop’s Dahomey(winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlinale). The Critics jury – made up of Variety and New York Times contributor Addie Morfoot and myself – awarded a special mention to Elizabeth Lo’s Mistress Dispeller, lauding the film as “a provocative, empathetically crafted documentary – a Rashōmon-inspired, complex examination of love in the 21st century. This year’s event included, among other highlights, two world premieres, a three-day Filmmaker Forum, presentation of the Brent Renaud Career Achievement Award to documentary great Steve James, and “a brand new salute to the art of the mockumentary, launched with a screening of the 70’s classic The Legend of Boggy Creek,” a film about a reputed Arkansas sasquatch.
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