DOC WEEK MIDDLEBURG

DOC WEEK MIDDLEBURG

PHOTOS BY Vicky Moon

It’s a wrap for Tom Foster, the innovative force behind the recently completed Doc Week Middleburg, a series of remarkable and extraordinary documentary films screened at the Middleburg Community Center. The five films included “Breaking Bread” about the first Muslim Arab to win Israel’s Master Chef television competition and his quest to make social change through food. “Mission Joy--Finding Happiness in Troubled Times” was also a hit with those attending. It was the story of the friendship between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. “End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock” focused on a courageous group of indigenous women who risked their lives to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. “Ronnie’s” was all about musician Ronnie Scott and his famous Soho, London jazz club. And finally, “The Mole” offered the true story of a Danish chef who embarked on a dangerous ten-year mission to uncover corruption in North Korea, the world’s most secretive and brutal dictatorship. On the final evening of Doc Week Middleburg, Mads Brügger the award-winning Danish filmmaker spoke about “The Mole” to those gathered for dinner and to watch his riveting film.

Mimi Abel-Smith and Snowden Clarke

Lynn and John Kessler

Lynn Wiley

Annie Clancy, board member of the event and Tom Foster, founder of Doc Week Middleburg

Paul Vining, Chris Vining and Stephanie Taylor

Polina and Shelton Gregory