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El Planeta, Amalia Ulman’s Transportive “Comedy About Eviction”
Ulman’s feature debut chronicles a mother-daughter pair in post-recession Spain with a restrained style and hints of amusing deception.
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Catch the Latest (and Greatest) in French Animation
French Institute Alliance Française’s essential festival returns with a surplus of US premieres and a series paying tribute to Paul Grimault, one of France’s most accomplished animators.
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Anarchism on Film, From the Paris Commune to Emma Goldman
Anthology Film Archives delves into the oft-misunderstood political philosophy in a new online screening series.
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The Entanglements Between Policing, Surveillance, and Moving Images
Theo Anthony unpacks the fraught history that has brought us the body camera in his documentary All Light, Everywhere, which recently premiered at Sundance.
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Stream Afrofuturist Gems, Including John Akomfrah’s The Last Angel of History
Here are some important titles you should seek out in the Criterion Channel’s Afrofuturism series.
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Alvin Ailey, the Icon and Enigma
Much as the documentary Ailey delights and inspires, it also evokes a sense of wistfulness by privileging the choreographer’s public persona at the expense of Alvin the man.
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The Pink Cloud Is a Dark Sci-Fi Take on Quarantine, Made Before the Pandemic
Playing at the Sundance Film Festival, the Brazilian drama will make you wonder if writer/director Iuli Gerbase is a prophet.
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Martin Scorsese’s Portrait of New York With the Ultimate New Yorker
In the docuseries Pretend It's a City, cultural commentator Fran Lebowitz leads a talking tour of the city.
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When UK Punk Rock Fought White Supremacy
In chronicling the Rock Against Racism movement of the '70s, White Riot sounds a warning for our own times.
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A Unique Source for Experimental Asian American Films Returns
After a successful run in 2020, the online repertory series My Sight is Lined with Visions returns for a full year of rotating programs.
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Lose Yourself in These Arts & Crafts Reality Shows
From competitive glass blowing to professional LEGO building, stream these creative programs.
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The Strange World of TikTok "Reality Shifters"
Popular video creators claim to have actually visited other universes (especially fictional ones) in their sleep. They have millions of dedicated believers.