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Agnes Varnum is a freelance writer, film programmer and communications manager for the Austin Film Society. She is the primary contributor to doc it out and Tribeca Film Institute's Resources.

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Obama’s Political Ad/Doc

October 30th, 2008 • Related Posts • Tags

If you had a chance to read my recent contribution to Documentary magazine about Jeffrey Tuchman’s The Man From Hope, you might have gleaned that it can sometimes be difficult to discern from documentary. , taking a page from Clinton working with Tuchman, hired Al Gore biographer Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Deadwood) to make his recent half-hour ad. I really take issue with the New York Time political blogger Jim Rutenberg’s snide comments, like “unavoidable” and “heavy-handed style of filmmaking.” But, I think we are down to the time when people who are undecided need to figure it out for themselves rather than listening to pundits. So, in case you didn’t catch it, watch for yourself.

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