Guzmán sits with Hyperallergic for a conversation about the lost promise of Salvador Allende’s presidency, enduring personal and collective trauma, and the continued possibility for a new revolution.

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Can Memory Ever Be Eternal?
The Eternal Memory draws parallels between a Chilean couple’s struggle with Alzheimer’s and their country’s broader struggle to maintain its history.
How to Find a Public Restroom in New York
For all the character that the city has lost to gentrification, How To with John Wilson demonstrates how much delightful strangeness can still be found here.
Revisiting the Magic of Ryuichi Sakamoto
Elizabeth Lennard, director of the 1985 documentary Tokyo Melody about the famed experimental musician, discusses the film and her memories of Sakamoto.
What Do We Mean by “Cinematic Feedback”?
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How Did Stan Lee Become the Face of Marvel?
A new documentary adds nothing to the historical record or collective conversation on Lee, but does work to bolster the man’s mythology.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul on Human Suffering, VR, and the Long Take
The Thai director discusses his dreamlike films in a conversation with Hyperallergic ahead of his career retrospective in New York City.
A Film to Watch With Closed Eyes
Director Sam Green wants viewers to fully engage their ears in a sonic journey of 32 soundscapes.
John Akomfrah Is Optimistic About the Future
A founding member of the Black Audio Film Collective, Akomfrah has explored Black life in Britain and beyond through acute observational films.
Spinning a Web of Murakami’s Stories
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman captures Haruki Murakami’s combination of low-key magical realism, sexual neurosis, and loneliness.
New Directors/New Films Festival Takes an Experimental Turn
A host of documentaries exemplify ND/NF’s unconventional programming philosophy.
What Salamanders Tell Us About Our Future on Earth
A Common Sequence muses on the different ways that humans assess, categorize, understand, and often exploit the natural world.