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Reimagining Cinema from Nature's Perspective
The "Animistic Apparatus" program at this year's Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival explored the natural world as a potential audience.
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A Movie Envisions the Trial that Eric Garner Never Had
Roee Messinger’s American Trial: The Eric Garner Story envisages a future that was denied to Eric Garner and his family, thanks to the extremely racist and flawed legal system in the United States.
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Inequality Is a Feature, Not a Bug
The smartest mainstream film about class made in many years, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite lays bare the lie that hard work can bring anyone closer to their dreams.
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In Maine, a Space to Spur Change in Documentary
The Camden International Film Festival chose "Power and Story" as the theme of its 15th edition.
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Agnès Varda Says Goodbye to Life and Art In Her Poignant Final Film
In Varda by Agnès, the revered director makes her own cinematic eulogy.
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Comedic Visions of a Devolving Society, Free of Liberal Despair
Mister America, the new feature-length installment of Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington's On Cinema universe, is a satirical masterpiece about the Trump era.
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A Terrifying Showcase of Horror Film Returns to NYC
Lovers of big-screen scares will be pleased to learn the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 is back with a gory vengeance.
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Confronting Questions We'd Rather Avoid About Old Age and Dying
The documentary América is a tender look at three brothers caring for their grandmother in her last days.
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A Cozy Inside View of New York's Rare Books Scene
The documentary The Booksellers argues that independent bookstores are more vital than ever in the digital age.
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Familiar Yet Strange: Shorts From This Year’s Projections Showcase at the NY Film Fest
Devoted to experimental film and video work, the annual sidebar presents a range of shorts that explore the negotiation of identity in manners both playful and stark.
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Healing a Father-Daughter Bond Against the Backdrop of the Troubles
In Trouble, after learning that parts of a BBC documentary about her father were faked, Mariah Garnett sets out not to correct the record, but to play with it.
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How One Family's Story Shapes Our Understanding of 20th-Century Germany
With Heimat Is a Space in Time, Thomas Heise explores how personal experience shapes the "objective" past.