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Anand Patwardhan, India's Most Daring Filmmaker
"I make the films I want to make, about issues I see around me in India."
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Watch a First-of-Its-Kind Program of Films From Southeast Brazil
From Afro-Brazilian celebrations to Italian immigrants, Cinelimite's online retrospective The World Seen and Dreamt presents films documenting the culture of Espírito Santo.
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Notable Cinematic Portrayals of the Armenian Genocide
With the 106th anniversary of the genocide approaching, here are some films which can help you better understand the events.
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The Art of Looking at, and With, Animals
Gunda and Stray reveal how difficult it is not to romanticize the lives of other animals.
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An Epic-Length Documentary Tackles Ernest Hemingway
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's latest PBS series does a good job of telling the writer's life story, but doesn't probe his thornier aspects.
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A Documentary Rectifies Bill Traylor's Omission From History
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts works with the scant available details of the artist's life to tell his story.
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Kevin B. Lee's New Video Essay Explores Mourning with Minari
In a Hyperallergic exclusive, Lee muses on the aftermath of the Atlanta spa shootings and how the media imagines Asian Americans.
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Stream a Fantastic Program of International Experimental Documentaries
The new film festival Prismatic Ground has put together a terrific inaugural online slate, featuring Lynne Sachs, Bill Morrison, Fox Maxy, and more.
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Sarah Friedland Conjures the Distant Memory of Togetherness
Friedland’s films conjure a sense of heightened, almost spiritual attunement to a body’s movements.
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Early Cheryl Dunye and Other Movies You Can Stream Only on OVID
The underrated streaming platform is the only subscription-based home for these titles.
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In Sound of Metal, There Are No Small Sufferings
Darius Marder’s Oscar-nominated film is less about the Deaf community than about the process of losing a sense inextricably tied to one’s identity.
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An Elder Takes a Stand Against a Lesotho Dam Project
Lesotho's Oscar submission This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection is a stirring look at resistance to injustice done in the name of "progress."