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Fusing vintage footage and photographs of Chicago with animated sequences and an evocative jazz score by Jason Adasiewicz, Roy's World presents an impressionistic portrait of a vanished...
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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago Pictures and Photo...
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Ray Pride Newcity. A nimble complex of the Chicago childhood...
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Ray Pride Newcity. A nimble complex of the Chicago childhood of the author who collaborated with David Lynch... a topography of dreams, a dream of topography, a document of impressionistic finery...
Mar 13, 2020 · Reviews. ‘Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago’: Glasgow Review. By Wendy Ide 13 March 2020. Impressionistic documentary collage about writer Barry Gifford and his Chicago...
Jun 9, 2020 · It’s a documentary less interested in the historical beats as much as it is the people affected by them. Gifford’s work is used as a conduit to discuss the prominence of racism, crime, and poverty throughout Chicago’s history, in a way that always feels invigorating and not didactic.
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Nov 8, 2021 · Lili Taylor narrates “Chicago, Illinois, 1953” in Rob Christopher’s “Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago.”. I spoke with Barry about how “Chicago, Illinois, 1953” upends the common assumption that the city—and others in northern states—are “progressive bubbles.”. Right.
Sep 4, 2020 · directed by: Rob Christopher. rated: not rated. runtime: 75 min. U.S. release date: September 2, 2020 & September 6, 2020 (DWF-LA Film Festival) Calling “Roy’s World” a documentary does this work of art a disservice.
Sep 2, 2020 · Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago: Directed by Rob Christopher. With Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Barry Gifford, Lili Taylor. The "Roy" stories of writer Barry Gifford serve as a springboard for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished Chicago.
