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Frederick Wiseman Films the Humanity of a Midwestern Town in 2018
Monrovia, Indiana isn’t quite the scintillating investigation into life in a red state that audiences might expect.
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Chris Marker’s Little-Known TV Series on Ancient Greece
Marker’s The Owl’s Legacy presents a complex portrait of Ancient Greece in 13 episodes that revolve around single words.
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A Neorealist Portrait of Black Single Motherhood in Post-Recession Florida
In his latest film, Life and Nothing More, Spanish director Antonio Méndez Esparza employed non-professional actors and documentary realism to create a moving study of race, class, and familial bonds in America.
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A Visual, Mesmerizing Journey of Clothing and Fabric Around the World
Jodie Mack’s irresistible travelogue The Grand Bizarre weaves together a kaleidoscopic meditation on how our clothes tie us together.
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Shakedown Documents the Overt Sexuality of Lesbian Strip Clubs, and Then Shifts Our Gaze
In a documentary about Black female strippers who dance for women, Leilah Weinraub makes us question how we think about sex and its presentation on camera.
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Jean-Luc Godard’s Latest Film Pushes the Limits of Montage
Godard's most recent film uses jagged visual and sonic cuts to connect to world and cinematic history.
Interview
Contemporary Arab Cinema Series Looks Past Headlines to Realities of the Region
Opening Saturday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, ANA features a selection of movies reflecting the political and social realities of the Arab world, from Palestine to Tunisia.
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Garry Winogrand and the End of an Era
A complex portrait of the photographer emerges in the documentary All Things are Photographable directed by Sasha Waters Freyer.
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A Grandmother’s Clutter Is Transformed into Intricate Dioramas in This Magical Realist Film
In 306 Hollywood, two sibling filmmakers open up the house in which their grandmother lived for 70 years and the sea of objects within it.
In Brief
Kenya Temporarily Lifts Ban on Film for Portraying Queer Romance
The director of Rafiki, Wanuri Kahiu, sued the Kenyan government to lift a national censorship that rendered the film ineligible for the Academy Award's Best Foreign Language Film accolade.
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These Virtual Reality Films Are Blazing a New Trail in Storytelling and Art
Strap on a headset and find yourself on a flooding island halfway around the world or in the body of a Homeland Security interrogator.
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Jill Magid’s Epic Quest to Unlock Luis Barragán’s Archives Is Now a Movie
The Proposal chronicles the artist's attempts at accessing the architect's archives, which famously involved exhuming some of his ashes.