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Indian filmmaker Vijay Kumar detained in Canada Indian documentary filmmaker Vijay Kumar, who left the US after weeks of detention, was detained and questioned in Canada, his friend said on Thursday, but Indian authorities were not yet aware of the development. Read more on rediff.com Documentary on gas drilling screened in Kempton Filmmaker Josh Fox, who is taking on the natural gas industry, warned visitors to a Berks County renewable energy … [Read more...]
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