Full Frame Documentary Shorts, Vol.2

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Back by popular demand, "Full Frame Documentary Shorts Volume 2" presents a brand new crop of quality shorts to audiences hungry for a second helping. The preeminent documentary film festival in North America, Full Frame showcases over 100 documentaries each year (in association with The New York Times and a board that includes Martin Scorsese, Ken Burns, and Barbara Kopple). Featuring 7 new films that encompass a diverse range of topics and styles, this latest collection is your invitation to revisit Full Frame and experience the best in documentary shorts! "Crowfilm" - A captivatingly atmospheric and experimental film in the tradition of "Winged Migration", "Crowfilm" is a multi-media celebration of the crow, its world, and its relation to ours. "Ms. Alabama Nursing Home" - A documentary about beauty, aging, and going for the crown, this touching and uplifting film follows an 82-year-old beauty queen on her quest to become "Ms. Alabama Nursing Home". "Nutria" - Irreverently hilarious, "Nutria" tells the story of the Argentine swamp rat that is both destroying the wetlands of Louisiana and rapidly becoming the region's latest culinary delicacy. "Album" - Hauntingly personal and intimate, "Album" presents the creation and destruction of a "typical American family" through the pairing of old silent home movies with revelatory oral commentary from the family members today. "Wood Island" - An insightful observation on a community in East Boston adjacent to Logan Airport, "Wood Island" shows how religion, work, and tradition intersect amid the constant buzz of planes in a community seemingly unchanged by time. "Have You Seen this Man?" - An exploration of New York City's post-modern consumer market, this smart and funny film follows artist/businessman Geoff Lupo as he advertises all over the city selling useless trinkets from pen caps to stale crackers.