The Act of Killing

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The UK has gone from having only four documentary feature films released in cinemas in 2001 to 89 by 2013. With screenings of feature-length documentaries in mainstream cinemas rising in popularity, Sadia Pineda Hameed asks what attracts us to the dramas of reality. Why is it so exciting, humorous and mildly tragic to watch Hands on a Hard Body, a documentary about an endurance competition … Continue reading Reel Life