In Melba Williams' award-winning A Thousand Words, the filmmaker's father, a Vietnam veteran who has suffered a stroke, tries to recapture his war experience for his children. They discover that the true story can be found in the photography and moving images he left behind.
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Tom Roston spots a tour bus for a new documentary (a tour bus!) and questions why documentaries held in high regard have to be about "storytelling" and "cinema."
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