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Claire and Kiri checked out Marwencol, a bizarre documentary about Mark Hogancamp, a World War II veteran who suffered brain damage after a beating. He lives out his days by playing out his fantasies in a 1/6th scale World War II miniature town called 'Marwencol', retelling his life stories with dolls.  

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FINAL_Marwencol_Kiri___Claire.mp3

Claire and Kiri went to see Gerhard Richter Painting, a documentary about the great German artist now playing as part of the Audi Festival of German Films. The give us their thoughts on contemporary art on film.

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 Arts Mitten reviewer Robbie checks out this touching documentary about the late Sydney Dance Company choreographer Tanja Liedtke, who was appointed artistic director of the company at just 29, and just before losing her life in a traffic accident. The film takes a look at the art of dance, creativity and our own mortality. 

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FINAL_Life_in_MMM_Review.mp3

Arts Mitten's journalism expert Finbar went to this year's Greek Film Festival in Melbourne to see the documentary film Shooting VS Shooting, directed by Nikos Magrelis.  Shooting VS Shooting investigates the ordeals faced by war journalists in the 2003 war in Iraq and the complexity of modern propaganda in today's media. 

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Review of Shooting Vs Shooting with Finbar 23 October.mp3

Open for (more than) Business is an exhibition showing at Immigration Museum that documents the lives of several migrant shopkeepers and their businesses in Melbourne.

This week, Florence talked to Erminia Colucci, one of the curators of the exhibition, and Tom Padula, the owner of Insegna Booksellers in Brunswick.

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Multicultural Arts Interview with Erminia and Tom Open for more than Business with Intro .mp3

Some of the filmmakers from Don't You Have Headphones? came in to talk to us about their new monthly screening program, Don't You Have Docs? - which screens on the 3rd Monday of every month at 7pm at the Loop Bar. For more info, please visit www.dontyouhaveheadphones.com 

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get cereal march 11th - interview with dont you have docs.mp3