On the eve of Kamala Harris’s historic inauguration, Protect Black Women highlights the lives and interiority of those who have “historically been the most vulnerable.”
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A Tribute to a Filmmaker Who’s Chronicled Black Life, From Civil Rights to Post-Katrina New Orleans
Film at Lincoln Center is presenting works by editor, producer, director, and professor Sam Pollard.
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MoMA’s Showcase of Movies That Will Soon Be Oscar-Nominated
Online this year, the Museum of Modern Art’s Contenders program features all the best bets for the imminent film awards season.
Posted inPerformance
How Cameras and Webcams Have Helped Us Bear Witness in 2020
Suzanne Lacy and her students suggest that screens can help us become more empathetic and aware of “each other’s practices, and realities.”
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The “End of Truth” Under the Trump Administration
The Bronx Documentary Center’s latest exhibition examines the ongoing degradation of media standards in the US.
Posted inArt
Fold Yourself a Little Serenity
With The Lotus Effect, the Rubin Museum of Art invites participants to stop and recenter.
Posted inFilm
Meet Some of Electronic Music’s Female Pioneers
“Sisters With Transistors,” a documentary from Lisa Rovner and narrated by Laurie Anderson, delves into a fascinating history.
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Animated Shorts About the Magic of the Everyday World
“Melting Animals,” an online program by the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, presents works by Jodie Mack and other unconventional animators.
Posted inArt
Six Artists on “Making Art During a Year Unlike Any Other”
Peter Williams, Laura Krifka, and others talk about the art they’ve made these past few months, now on view at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles.
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50 Years of Urgent, Immersive Documentaries
The Maysles Documentary Center’s online series Gimme 50 surveys work by Madeline Anderson, William Greaves, Chris Marker, and more
Posted inArt
Mexican Filmmakers Are Documenting Indigenous Resistance and Feminist Issues
The online film program MexDocs presents a selection of great recent Mexican documentaries.
Posted inArt
Light Up Your Family’s Winter With These Animated Shorts
The 2020 Best of BAMkids Film Festival presents a program of charming shorts.