8legs: Documentary

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A festival of documentaries (and mockumentaries) returns, plus the week's best films

The American Cinematheque launches This Is Not a Fiction festival, blending documentary and fiction in a multi-venue program.
A new 4K restoration of Barbara Kopple’s American Dream screens as part of the festival lineup.
Ross McElwee will attend a West Coast premiere of Sherman’s March and related works are shown in the festival slate.
Athina Rachel Tsangari’s work receives a major U.S. retrospective titled Worlds Apart, with screenings at several L.A. venues.
The Bob Dylan Center program spotlights rare live footage and TV appearances in Los Angeles.
The festival includes tributes to Gianfranco Rosi and Caveh Zahedi in in-person events.
Additional fiction titles include Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Jackass: Number Two featured in the program.
The festival concludes with Los Lobos: Native Sons screening and live performance by a veteran LA band.
Other festival highlights include a L.A. premiere of Mother Mary and Normal as new releases in the week.

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