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"Alex Karpovsky's follow-up to his clever debut feature 'The Hole Story' is an even more accomplished and fully realized work of bittersweet existential fiction. While many independent filmmakers continue to break new ground in the world of the fiction/non-fiction hybrid (two standouts from 2007 include Craig Zobel's 'Great World of Sound' and Zach Godshall's 'Low and Behold'), Karpovsky is carving his own unique path in his quest to find a truer, deeper state of cinematic being. As in 'The Hole Story', 'Woodpecker' is equal parts television news report, American history lesson, probing documentary, and artificially constructed existential tragicomedy. More impressive than that, it works on both a universal and personal level as a statement of genuinely affecting edutainment."
Michael Tully, HAMMER TO NAIL |
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