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Author Archives: Dan Schindel
Dan Schindel is Associate Editor for Documentary at Hyperallergic. He lives and works in New York.
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Absurdist Scandinavian Musings on Loneliness
Roy Andersson’s About Endlessness presents a series of elaborate vignettes about isolated characters.
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The Museum of the Moving Image Reopens With New Programming
If you’re comfortable sitting in a theater again, See It Big: The Return! presents movies that deserve to be watched on a big screen.
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Jia Zhangke Looks at the Drastically Different Past and Present of Shanxi Province
Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of the poster and trailer for Jia’s upcoming documentary Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue.
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Watch a First-of-Its-Kind Program of Films From Southeast Brazil
From Afro-Brazilian celebrations to Italian immigrants, Cinelimite’s online retrospective The World Seen and Dreamt presents films documenting the culture of Espírito Santo.
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Stream a Fantastic Program of International Experimental Documentaries
The new film festival Prismatic Ground has put together a terrific inaugural online slate, featuring Lynne Sachs, Bill Morrison, Fox Maxy, and more.
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Early Cheryl Dunye and Other Movies You Can Stream Only on OVID
The underrated streaming platform is the only subscription-based home for these titles.
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An Elder Takes a Stand Against a Lesotho Dam Project
Lesotho’s Oscar submission This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection is a stirring look at resistance to injustice done in the name of “progress.”
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Filmmakers Condemn Lack of Diversity at PBS and Critique Overreliance on Ken Burns
The BIPOC documentarian collective Beyond Inclusion has drafted an open letter to the broadcaster.
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The Witches of the Orient Pits the Fantasy of Sports Movies Against the Reality of Hard Practice
Now playing at MoMA’s Doc Fortnight, the exciting documentary chronicles the Japanese women’s volleyball team’s path to victory at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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At a Shiva, a Young Woman Encounters Her Ex … and Her Sugar Daddy
Shiva Baby is a winning cringe comedy of errors and sexual entanglements.
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From Georges Méliès to Contemporary Sci-Fi, Short Films About the Information Age
Flaherty NYC’s spring streaming program brings together a series of shorts on how humans navigate digital environments.