The Subjective Observer

IFFBoston Documentary Highlights

It was another great year for documentaries at IFFBoston, but a bad year for timely written reviews.

Jun 4 • Samantha deManbey

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April 2026

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

After seeing too many slickly produced and formulaic documentaries, I felt cynical and uninspired to write for a long time.

Apr 7 • Samantha deManbey

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December 2025

Best of 2025

Exceptional documentaries, books, and podcasts

Dec 31, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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August 2025

Scorsese's Hidden Masterpiece

Kundun & In Search of Kundun

Aug 31, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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Majority Rules

Screening & Discussion August 16th

Aug 3, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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July 2025

A Tragic Love of Cinema

Close-up and Close-up Long Shot

Jul 26, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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June 2025

Gross Indecency

An inside look at documentary theater

Jun 9, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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May 2025

IFFBoston Feature Documentary Highlights

2,000 Meters to Andriivka, Stolen Kingdom, and Deaf President Now!

May 7, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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April 2025

Stellar Short Docs at IFFBoston

Shorts Kenmore Documentary

Apr 28, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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March 2025

One Year Anniversary of The Subjective Observer

Today marks the one year anniversary of The Subjective Observer. I am re-sharing my first published essay, “20 Days in Mariupol.” At the time I had…

Mar 10, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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February 2025

The Power of Catharsis

Reenactments in Four Daughters

Feb 25, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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January 2025

Remembering David Lynch

The world lost a great artist when David Lynch passed away.

Jan 19, 2025 • Samantha deManbey

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