Gunda and Stray reveal how difficult it is not to romanticize the lives of other animals.
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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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Two Dramas Plumb the Depths of Women’s Midlife Chaos
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Time and My Little Sister are complicated films about complicated people.
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Pieces of a Woman Falls to Pieces
What begins as a trenchant exploration of losing a child becomes a Lifetime-esque affair that strays so sharply from a mother’s grief that it feels a bit like a betrayal.
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A New Movie on Moholy-Nagy, Inspiring Artist and Teacher
The New Bauhaus traces the artist’s journey from joining the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany to founding the New Bauhaus in Chicago.
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A Surreal and Eerie Look at Los Angeles Over the Past Decade
In Stanya Kahn’s earlier films, Los Angeles seems ready to spark a revolution at any moment. But in the newest adventure, the urban sprawl creeps into the inhabitants’ states of mind, and everything languishes.
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Take a Peek at This Wondrous Collection of Pre-Cinematic Technology
The breadth of the Balzer Collection will be a valuable resource for the Academy Museum in telling a more holistic story about cinema’s development.
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Drawing on Jewish Tradition, a Filmmaker Gives Voice to Elders
Timed for Sukkot, a Jewish “festival of joy,” a film project asks us to not only listen to our elders but reach out to them — especially now.
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A Native American Filmmaker Enriches Our Understanding of SoCal History and Identity
Ahead of a screening and conversation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fox Maxy shares a few thoughts on filmmaking.
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Don’t Miss These Two Fascinating Films About Family and Politics
Commonwealth and Council is streaming, for free, two deeply personal films by Mariah Garnett.
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Introducing Films for Isolation, a Series About Community and Home
The LA-based filmmaker Alima Lee teamed up with the Women’s Center for Creative Work to bring you short films by contemporary, Black queer artists.
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The Disturbing, Enthralling, Pitiless Steve McQueen
The serious-minded artist-cum-filmmaker is enjoying a full retrospective at Tate Modern.