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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 1h

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I AM MARTIN PARR A film by Lee Shulman IN CINEMAS AND ON DEMAND now

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 2h

"An intimate and chatty biography gives the artist space to reflect on his career in photography and the practice’s evolution" - @theartnewspaper.bsky.social.

I AM MARTIN PARR is available to watch at home 📸
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Martin Parr steps out from behind the camera lens in informal autobiography

An intimate and chatty biography gives the artist space to reflect on his career in photography and the practice’s evolution

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 19h

BFI London Film Festival has officially started 🎬 🎥

We're excited to be premiering KIM NOVAK'S VERTIGO & LOVE+WAR - see you there!
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BFI London Film Festival 2025 Lineup — Dogwoof Releasing

We're thrilled to announce that we have two films from our slate at this year's BFI London Film Festival ! Click to see the docs we have in this year's programme.

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 1d

The show that turned real-life crime into must-watch TV.

'To Catch a Predator' was a popular '00s television show designed to hunt down child predators. PREDATORS chillingly traces the scintillating rise and staggering fall of the show, and the world it helped create.

Out 14 Nov ➜ predators.film

Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 1d

Don't miss screenings of PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK at Lewes Depot this week 🎬

Tickets at lewesdepot.org/film/put-you...

Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 2d

From Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo), Love+War tells the extraordinary story of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario.

Previews from 12 October as part of the BFI London Film Festival. In cinemas from 24 October. loveandwar.film

Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 2d

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How Hours of Unedited ‘To Catch a Predator’ Footage Shaped ‘Predators,’ a Doc That Connects Chris Hansen to America’s True Crime Addiction

'Predators' director David Osit obtained hundreds of hours of unedited 'To Catch a Predator' footage, beginning a path toward interviewing Chris Hansen.

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 4d

www.goldenspurtle.film

Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 4d

Who will win the Golden Spurtle? 🥇
Today is the World Porridge Making Championships in Scotland. Delve into the eccentric competition in the doc THE GOLDEN SPURTLE, in cinemas now.

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 6d

"Nine librarians are profiled in Kim A. Snyder’s gripping documentary about censorship in public schools." - @nytimes.com.

@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social is in UK cinemas now.
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‘The Librarians’ Review: What Should Children Read?

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 7d

To celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re offering 25% off our Black History Month collection of DVDs/Blu-Rays on the Dogwoof Shop 💿 🛒

Use code BHM25 at checkout (valid until 31 Oct).
→ bit.ly/BHMDogwoofShop

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 8d

What an incredible screening and round-table discussion we had in Oxford at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk in the UK last week. Our film hero librarians @librarianjones.com and Julie Miller, shared their personal experiences on the frontlines in the US & imparted their wisdom to leading UK librarians.

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 8d

Previews in cinemas from 12 October as part of the BFI London Film Festival. In cinemas from 24 October.

www.loveandwar.film

Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 8d

Watch the official UK trailer for LOVE+WAR 📷

From Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo), LOVE+WAR follows the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Lynsey Addario as she battles danger, motherhood, and the frontlines of war.

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LOVE+WAR - Official UK Trailer

YouTube video by Dogwoof

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 8d

Marc Bolan #BornOnThisDay 🎸

🎬 Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2022) is available to watch at home and own on Blu-Ray.

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 9d

"One of the most important films of the year."" - @irishtimes.com

Oscar-nominated & Peabody winner, Kim A. Snyder‘s latest film is a rallying cry for the freedom to read. Now playing in UK/IRE & coming to US theaters THIS FRIDAY @filmforumnyc.bsky.social. Get tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 9d

★★★★ "Kim A. Snyder’s vital documentary sounds the alarm over the banning of books in American libraries." - Film Review Daily.
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The Librarians — FILM REVIEW

Kim A. Snyder’s vital documentary sounds the alarm over the banning of books in American libraries.

www.filmreviewdaily.com

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 10d

Wendy Ide selects @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social as her pick of the week in @theobserveruk.bsky.social ↓

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Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Dead of Winter, Brides, ...

Emma Thompson stars as a recent widow in a chilly winter noir that gets bogged down in flashbacks and clumsy storytelling

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 11d

"These are two books that I was asked to be removed and I would not remove them." ✊📖

Follow the everyday librarians standing up to censorship as book bans sweep across the US in @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social. In UK & Irish cinemas now.

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 12d

We had a great screening last night for @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social at Curzon Soho + Q&A with Director Kim A. Snyder librarians Amanda Jones & Julie Miller 📖

THE LIBRARIANS is in UK/IRE cinemas now.
www.librarians.film

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 12d

★★★★★ "America is currently mired in a battle over freedom of expression. But as Kim Snyder’s latest documentary, The Librarians, proves, this is a battle that’s been fought for quite some time, and fought by far less famous warriors." (Culturefly).

The Librarians Review - Culturefly

As has become unignorably apparent with the recent Jimmy Kimmel situation, America is currently mired in a battle over freedom of expression. But as Kim Snyder’s latest documentary, The Librarians,…

culturefly.co.uk

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 12d

"This is out of the playbook of many authoritarian agendas throughout time"

Director Kim A. Snyder talks to @channel4news.bsky.social about her new film on book banning @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social.

THE LIBRARIANS is in UK/IRE cinemas now.

American librarians fight back against book bans

The debate over censoring opinions is becoming ever more inflamed. In America over the last few days, the discourse on the subject has been reignited - after the late night chat show host Jimmy…

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 12d

★★★★"The Librarians film review — when school staff fought back against book bans" - @financialtimes.com.

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The Librarians film review — when school staff fought back against book bans

Documentary follows the dark experiences of librarians in Texas, Florida and elsewhere and traces the origins of the campaign

www.ft.com

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 12d

Book bans are on the rise. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social tells the story of those who refuse to stay silent.

See THE LIBRARIANS in UK & Irish cinemas now.
www.thelibrarians.film

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Dogwoof @dogwoofdocs.bsky.social · 13d

"The Librarians review – the heroic women battling against book bans and censorship"
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The Librarians review – the heroic women battling against book bans and censorship

Kim A Snyder’s documentary highlights the defenders of young readers’ rights to see their lives in print facing rightwing attacks

www.theguardian.com

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