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‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover’ Wins Tokyo Film Festival’s Top Award
Milcho Manchevski’s comic allegory about two siblings scavenging metal in Skopje received the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Wyatt Maw’s ‘Ashland’ Debut Feature to Screen in DOC NYC Competition
Filmed on Super 16mm over eight years, Ashland follows a diverse community in southeastern Montana. Director Wyatt Maw says the project began after he took a summer job on a ranch in the area.
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Visitors Must Remove Their Shoes in Padula Charterhouse Library
New access rules aim to protect the library’s 18th-century tiled floor and the steps of its spiral staircase, while avoiding disposable plastic shoe covers.
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Rural depopulation can harm biodiversity as well as protect it
Research in Japan and other countries suggests that some species depend on the habitats and modest disturbances created by people. When rural communities disappear, farming and land management can stop, putting those species at risk.