But what struck me most about the films submitting to ReelAbilities this year was not the number of films, or the quality, but rather the edginess of topics and the forthrightness of their presentation.
"The forthrightness of the statement took people by surprise".
The forthrightness of his statement at the outset of two weeks of talks between 194 countries has caused consternation among the G77 (the informal alliance of developing nations).
That denial undermines our faith in the forthrightness of those scooping up every little bit of our lives to feed into government computers.
As is often the case in Dickens, the moment of realisation for the main character here was induced by the forthrightness of another party.
At a speed that Larkin found enviably depressing, he published collections of poems - which increasingly benefited from the forthrightness of the prose - essays, journalism and novels that continued to explore the pathos as well as the ludicrousness of ordinary life.
In Conrad's writing generally, the grandiloquent Edwardian temper shades into something hesitantly modern, as the forthrightness of imperialist subject matter is undercut by the obliquities of narrative form.
But you will more likely find yourself in the mood for wine -- the list is long, serious and nicely balanced in geography and price -- because the setting, along with the forthrightness of the food, conjures thoughts of the European countryside or Napa Valley.
The forthrightness of the razor-sharp exterior feathers seems to caution us "to remain at a safe distance," as Lowery Stokes Sims writes in the show's catalog, while the finely woven, skinlike surface on the concave sides seems to invite us to inspect how the sculptures were made.
