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A '70s PSA Depicts Life for the Elderly as a Funhouse Nightmare
The Lutheran Society had no idea what they were in for when they had zombie movie icon George Romero direct The Amusement Park, long lost but now restored.
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A First-Person Interrogation of a Family's Guilt-Ridden Past
A combination video essay and road movie, Angelo Madsen Minax's documentary North By Current understands life upheavals as rites of passage.
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Theo Anthony on How the History of Cinema Led to the Modern Surveillance State
The filmmaker talks to Hyperallergic about his documentary All Light, Everywhere and incorporating theory into his practice.
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Sundance Institute Awards Grants to 18 Documentary Film Projects
The institute has allocated funds to projects about Black motherhood, conversion therapy, and more.
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One of the Oldest Queer Film Festivals Returns for Pride
The Frameline Film Festival is bringing back its in-person events.
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Werner Herzog's Vampires, Mirages, and War Recreations
Check out these highlights of Metrograph's new series "Whole Lotta Herzog," collecting 16 of the eccentric director's films.
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The Post-Communist Cinematic Landscape of Eastern Europe
Sergei Loznitsa's expansive filmography is a great entryway to films from Ukraine, Poland, Russia, and more which grapple with the legacy of the Warsaw Pact.
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An Astonishingly Intimate Film Takes Us Deep Into the Woods
Filmed over 10 years, Mindaugas Survila’s The Ancient Woods avoids the usual trappings of anthropomorphism.
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Elena Is a Proud Celebration of Haitian Heritage in the Dominican Republic
Michèle Stephenson’s documentary short finds beauty in qualities of Haitian life which the Dominican government scorns.
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A Beginner's Guide to Palestinian Cinema
From a documentary on annexed villages in the West Bank to a darkly comedic look at the history of the region, here's what to watch to familiarize yourself with Palestine's rich movie history.
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Western Films About Africa Are Neocolonial Even When They Try Not to Be
Attempting to interrogate its own lens, the documentary Stop Filming Us mixes sharp insights with disappointing shortcomings.
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Jia Zhangke Talks About His Quest to Document a Rapidly Disappearing China
Hyperallergic interviews Jia about Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue and finding people to testify about their experiences in rural villages over the past seven decades.