Christopher Makoto Yogi’s beautiful, contemplative I Was a Simple Man merges the past and present of both one character and his environment.
Author Archives: Dana Reinoos
Dana Reinoos is a writer, programmer, and film festival professional based in Milwaukee. Her writing has appeared in BOMB Magazine, and she is a regular contributor to Screen Slate. Find her on Twitter.
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Three Films That Remind Us Motherhood Can Be Very Political
These films question who can become a mother versus who has to become a mother.
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Your Chance to Create Your Own Online Film Program
The International Federation of Film Archives has devised the Programming Game, an easy way for curators, scholars, and fans to build a streaming series with free databases.
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A Tribute to Agnès Varda’s Melding of the Personal and Political
To get the fullest picture of the artist requires traveling back through her filmography, a joyful opportunity provided by Film at Lincoln Center’s series Varda: A Retrospective, which opens today and runs through January 6.
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The Riot Grrrl Films of Sarah Jacobson
Thanks to a new release from the American Genre Film Archive, an obscure yet ahead of her time feminist auteur is finally getting her due.
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Millennial Cinema Without the Cheap Stereotypes
We Can’t Even: Millennials on Film, a series of films at BAM about, by, and for millennials, is a rebuttal to the narratives that dominate the discourse around a generation’s priorities and perspectives.
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In an Interactive Performance, a Filmmaker Dissects Her Abandoned Debut Feature
In My First Film, Zia Anger explores the humor, anger, and heartbreak she feels about her lost work, all live onstage.