Art
The Radical Collective of 20-Somethings Who Filmed the DNC and RNC of 1972
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive has digitized hundreds of hours of raw footage by TVTV, a collective of “video freaks” active throughout the 1970s.
Dan Schindel
Art
The Native Americans Whose Activism Made DC's Football Team Change Its Name
The National Museum of the American Indian will be hosting two screenings of the documentary More Than a Word alongside a conversation with activist Amanda Blackhorse, who took pro football to court.
News
Ai Weiwei Drops Surprise Film About the COVID-19 Lockdown in Wuhan
Since the beginning of the quarantine, the artist was remotely directing a crew of camerapeople to document the government's response to the virus.
Film
Inventor Nikola Tesla Gets a Suitably Unusual Biopic
Tesla is less “the story of Tesla” and more a dialogue with the audience about the infamously eccentric figure.
News
Sundance Institute Grants COVID Relief Funds to 39 Arts Organizations
The Institute and Artist Relief have awarded more than $400,000 in total to a diverse group of film organizations and collectives.
News
A Major New Directory of Women and Nonbinary Filmmakers Aims to End Gatekeeping
The collective Brown Girls Doc Mafia has created the searchable database to "eradicate the excuse many gatekeepers use of 'not knowing how to find' quality filmmakers or executives of color."
Film
What Happens When a Thousand Teenage Boys Form Their Own Government
For the new documentary Boys State, directors Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine use a long-running youth program to examine US democracy. The result is is both comedy and horror.
Art
The Darkly Humorous Side of Capitalism Destroying Bridges, Dams, and More
The podcast Well There's Your Problem takes a wry leftist look at engineering disasters throughout history.
Film
The Ross Brothers Want to Make Messy Films
Directors Bill and Turner Ross talk about their new documentary Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and how they created a "theater of people."
Film
Werner Herzog Follows a Company That Rents Actors to Play Your Family and Friends
Family Romance, LLC uses a Japanese rental family service to blur the line between reality and fiction.
Film
This Independence Day, Stream Films That Offer More Critical Takes on “Liberty and Justice for All”
I’m not saying that this is what you should do instead of watching Hamilton on Disney+, but I’m not not saying it either.
Film
The Twists and Turns of the New Twilight Zone
While the series often falters, season two feels less self-conscious about its status in this iconic franchise, and more willing to simply be itself.