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MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2019

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Beyond Utopia - A gripping documentary detailing escapes from North Korea
Beyond Utopia | A gripping documentary detailing escapes from North Korea
Dicks: The Musical - A24 finds the right note
Dicks: The Musical | A24 finds the right note
The Boy and the Heron - Miyazaki on living and legacy
The Boy and the Heron | Miyazaki on living and legacy
Bottoms - Scraping the bottom of the teen comedy genre
Bottoms | Scraping the bottom of the teen comedy genre
Trolls Band Together - Poppy and Branch back for a third trip
Trolls Band Together | Poppy and Branch back for a third trip
Bring on Brollie - The latest streaming service hits Australia - and it's free
Bring on Brollie | The latest streaming service hits Australia - and it's free
Faraway Downs - Luhrmann reimagines 2008's 'Australia'
Faraway Downs | Luhrmann reimagines 2008's 'Australia'
Napoleon - A sprawling, messy epic that never quite knows what it wants to say
Napoleon | A sprawling, messy epic that never quite knows what it wants to say
The Royal Hotel - A taut, terrific nightmare in the last swill of a beer glass
The Royal Hotel | A taut, terrific nightmare in the last swill of a beer glass
Thanksgiving - A tepid horror meal that’s a bit too slick and not enough sick
Thanksgiving | A tepid horror meal that’s a bit too slick and not enough sick
By Charlie David Page
24th July 2019

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is back for another year, running from the 19th to the 30th July 2019. Check out our reviews below for the highlights from this year's line-up.

Waiting: The Van Duren Story - A crowd-pleasing journey of rediscovery
WAITING: THE VAN DUREN STORY
A crowd-pleasing journey of rediscovery
Maybe it’s the scrappiness of the filmmakers, the curiosity they exude, or their rapport with the musicians, but this is an interesting and unusually heartwarming feature documentary.
Forged from Fire - A touching look at an Australian tragedy
FORGED FROM FIRE
A touching look at an Australian tragedy
A powerful and hopeful look into how people cope with tragedy and, from the literal ashes, how something beautiful is created.
Dog's Best Friend - Good boys, great doco
DOG'S BEST FRIEND
Good boys, great doco
There have been many documentaries about dogs, but ‘Dog’s Best Friend’ doesn’t manipulate the audience. It just shows what’s great about both the human spirit and the K9 friends we all love.
Singled [Out] - Sex and four cities
SINGLED [OUT]
Sex and four cities
It's is not an in-depth study or observation, it is merely a glimpse. It’s still a nice jumping off point for it viewers to use to then go and delve into this new phenomenon of the single lady.
Chasing the Jet Stream - A wild adventure at great heights
CHASING THE JET STREAM
A wild adventure at great heights
Far from being for adrenaline junkies, this is a quiet documentary that needed a little more grunt to get it off the ground.
The Shepherd - A true story through an unflinching lens
TRENDINGTHE SHEPHERDA true story through an unflinching lens
The Fox and the Hound - Celebrating 40 years since Disney's saddest tail
TRENDINGTHE FOX AND THE HOUNDCelebrating 40 years since Disney's saddest tail
Boy Culture - From film to mini-series
TRENDINGBOY CULTUREFrom film to mini-series
X - An X-rated return to slasher roots with sex and pure gore
TRENDINGXAn X-rated return to slasher roots with sex and pure gore
A Clockwork Orange - 45 years of the old ultra-violence
TRENDINGA CLOCKWORK ORANGE45 years of the old ultra-violence
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