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The Haunting History of America’s Largest Confederate Monument
A new documentary investigates the racist origins of the Stone Mountain monument near Atlanta, Georgia — the Mount Rushmore of white supremacy.
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Native Filmmakers Decolonize the Screen
“Only Indigenous voices can tell their stories with dimensionality, and the tools to make that happen are incredibly accessible,” says film director Christian Rozier.
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Netflix Forgot to Include Puerto Ricans in Production of Reggaeton Show
Critics say the new comedy series Neon was written, directed, and produced by non-Puerto Ricans.
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The Women Who Dominated This Year's Sundance
At this year’s Sundance International Film Festival, more than half the feature-length movies were made by directors who identify as women.
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Sky Hopinka Is Tired of Explaining Everything to Non-Natives
The filmmaker and visual artist tells stories that speak directly to Native audiences while not over-explaining meaning for non-Native viewers.
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The Buddhist Monk Who Brought Mindfulness to the West
A documentary trilogy follows the life of Thich Nhat Hanh, who expounded the principles of engaged Buddhism.
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Imprisoned Iranian Filmmaker Declares Hunger Strike
Jafar Panahi was arrested last July, after he participated in protests at the notorious Evin prison.
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Why The Rules of the Game Is Still Required Viewing
Jean Renoir's newly restored 1939 classic proves that lawless wealth — then as now — makes a marvelous farce of us all.
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The Mind-Bending Films of Pa,Sacio Davinci
A festival dedicated to Davinci’s The King Show celebrates the LA artist's trippy remixing of stock footage, Hollywood cinema, and theater.
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Cinematic Letters to a Beloved Indian Author
Letters Unwritten to Naiyer Masud attempts to peer into the late writer Naiyer Masud’s concealed world.
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Joyland Is a Cautionary Tale on the Pitfalls of Belonging
Saim Sadiq’s crushing debut, the first Pakistani film to be shortlisted for the Oscars, is imbued with a crisis of space.
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Nan Goldin Documentary Nominated for Oscar
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed centers the artist's campaign to stop the “artwashing” of the Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis.