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A More Personal View of the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi
This year's second documentary about the Saudi Arabian journalist, The Dissident focuses more on his life story.
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An Elderly Painter Rediscovers His Passion in a Moving Animated Short
Canvas shows how art can connect different generations.
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Good Fictions: Remembering Peter Wollen
In the years leading up to Peter’s death, I would find myself on occasion writing down our dialogues, both past and present.
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The Nostalgia of a Movie Theater’s Final Days
Tsai Ming-liang's newly restored film Goodbye, Dragon Inn flips the notion of moviegoing as a sanctified experience.
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50 Years of Urgent, Immersive Documentaries
The Maysles Documentary Center's online series Gimme 50 surveys work by Madeline Anderson, William Greaves, Chris Marker, and more
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Celebrate Hanukkah With Films That Center Jewish Narratives
From the Coen Brother’s take on the Jewish-American experience, to a rabbi’s talking cat, stream these films during the holiday.
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Celebrating the Creativity, Comradery, and Activism of Japan's Queer Community
The documentary Queer Japan talks to LGBTQ+ people all over the country.
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A Drummer Grapples With Hearing Loss
With a terrific lead performance by Riz Ahmed, the film "Sound of Metal" bridges the deaf and hearing worlds.
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A Funhouse Mirror Telling of Canadian History
The Twentieth Century is a surreal, irreverent anti-biopic of Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
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The Spotless, Uncanny World of Cleaning YouTube
The "Clean with Me" video genre pits our deep need to connect against the pressures that come with sharing the intimacies of one’s life.
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At New Directors/New Films, Stories About People Struggling to Heal
This year's online edition of the venerable festival features movies about mourning rituals, reenactments of family history, cult survivors, and more.
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Andrew Cuomo Got an Emmy for Literally Just Showing Up
The New York governor receiving the Founders Award for his COVID-19 press briefings marks a new nadir in politics as style over actual results.