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Catch This Eclectic Anthology of Shorts By Emerging BIPOC Filmmakers
“Distribution is community-building. Without a community, your film has no life.”
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The Extraordinary Story of Corita Kent, the “Pop Art Nun”
Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of KCET Artbound's short film "Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun."
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In Remote Russia, Willem Dafoe Confronts His Demons
Abel Ferrara's Siberia is an alternately nightmarish and transcendent journey through the subconscious.
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An In-depth Look at the Art-Pop Music Duo Sparks
Edgar Wright's epic-length documentary The Sparks Brothers preaches to the choir, but the choir will love it.
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The Industry and Leisure of the World's Largest Middle Class
Jessica Kingdon's new film Ascension documents the factories, etiquette centers, and other contemporary curiosities of China.
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Summer of 85 Captures the Power (and Angst) of Queer First Love
The latest film from acclaimed director François Ozon revels in the messy imperfection of youth.
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The Japanese Town That's Been Fighting Industrial Pollution for Decades
MINAMATA Mandala, the latest documentary by veteran filmmaker Kazuo Hara, captures the resilience of people left behind by their government.
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Illuminating Professional Wrestling's Most Unsavory Episodes
The docuseries Dark Side of the Ring is a much-needed corrective to the official story wrestling tells about itself.
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Travel to Places “Heavy With History” in Deborah Stratman’s Films
Stratman captures charged, if overlooked, histories of Illinois, from the Trail of Tears to Chicago’s Black Panther headquarters.
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50 Years of Films About Japan's Downtrodden
Japan Society's online retrospective Cinema of Struggle features eight movies from director Kazuo Hara and producer Sachiko Kobayashi.
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Romance Turns Deadly in Three Movies About Love Triangles
These indie thrillers revive classic noir tropes with fresh, distinct approaches.
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Raoul Peck's Frustratingly Incomplete Treatise on Colonialism
For all its bluntness, Exterminate All the Brutes never once utters the words “rape” or “capitalism.”