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Point and Shoot

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Matthew Vandyke leaves his home in Baltimore to help rebels in Libya overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi. With a gun in one hand and a video camera in the other, Matthew records the struggle for political freedom and personal transformation.
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Thrilling and thought-provoking, Point and Shoot captures one man's fascinating -- if troublingly narcissistic -- "crash course in manhood."

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 01/18/2015
2/5
An account of an OCD American misfit whose desire to take up arms in a foreign land seems more driven by his self-proclaimed "crash course in manhood" than geopolitical conviction. Go to Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 01/15/2015
3/5
Marshall Curry's documentary is like a cross between The Motorcycle Diaries and Walter Mitty with some Lawrence of Arabia thrown in for good measure. Go to Full Review Kate Muir The Times (UK) 01/15/2015
1/5
VanDyke likes dressing up in military fatigues and playing with guns, to no useful effect other than filming it all in one long selfie on his camera. Go to Full Review John Bleasdale CineVue 04/04/2019
2/5
Too many of [Matt VanDyke's] arguments and justifications go unchallenged, as is the danger when the subject of your documentary is also a producer and for the most part cameraman. Go to Full Review Paul Parcellin Film Threat 03/05/2018
7/10
Despite the film's tendency to shy away from deeper questions of motivation, Curry's storytelling is well-structured and strangely compelling. I found myself rooting for Vandyke - and thanking my lucky stars that I was not in his place. Go to Full Review Grant Rollings The Sun (UK) 12/22/2015
3/5
What makes the film worthwhile is that VanDyke realises he's self obsessed and reveals he wasn't alone in covering his own glory. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/06/2020 Really interesting view of the Libyan conflict and how people react to filming See more 05/16/2018 An honest documentary about real adventure, traditional passages of manhood, friendship, war, sacrifice, and tangible social justice involving a very interesting protagonist. One should set aside any politically correct, progressive, self-righteous bias or you will unfortunately miss what makes this film so mesmerizing. See more 12/06/2015 He said he didn't have a lot of money then how'd he afford all that stuff See more greg r @itsgregsworld 08/26/2015 Pretty good documentary about a guy with OCD who lived a real adventure. See more 07/26/2015 Kept my interested from the get go. Got a true feel for VanDyke and for the experience. Makes you think twice about what you have done and what you are going to do with your life. See more 07/05/2015 I enjoyed this a lot. See more Read all reviews
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Marshall Curry

Director

Joseph Oliveira

Lt Rashidd

Matthew Vandyke

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Marshall Curry

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Marshall Curry

Producer

Elizabeth Martin

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Movie Info

Synopsis Matthew Vandyke leaves his home in Baltimore to help rebels in Libya overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi. With a gun in one hand and a video camera in the other, Matthew records the struggle for political freedom and personal transformation.
Director
Marshall Curry
Producer
Marshall Curry, Elizabeth Martin, Matthew Vandyke
Screenwriter
Marshall Curry
Production Co
ITVS International, The Orchard, Marshall Curry Productions LLC, P.O.V./American Documentary
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 17, 2015
Runtime
55m
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