Film
When the US Left Afghanistan, This Filmmaker Entered
Director Ibrahim Nash’at spent a year watching the Taliban transition from insurgency back to governance.
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Verbatim Reenacts Life With a Twist
The film series showcases how different artists have used reenactments, preserving dialogue and audio but playing with every other element.
Guide
A Peek Into This Year’s BlackStar Film Festival Lineup
The annual festival returns for its 13th edition this August, kicking off with Shatara Michelle Ford’s Black, queer roadtrip film inspired by Paris, Texas.
Film
You Can’t Finish This Brian Eno Doc in a Single Lifetime
An algorithm organizes a unique ordering of scenes for each screening, meaning there are millions of versions of the film.
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In New York City, Palestinian Cinema Returns to the Screen
But some fear a “flash in the pan” effect and hope Palestinian films can be better integrated into the city’s vision of a global cinema.
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Shunga Might Just Convince You That Pornography Is Art
Director Junko Hirata delves deep into the history and influence of the pornographic art form without cheap tittering at its illicit imagery.
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There’s Something for Everyone at This Year’s Japan Cuts
One of the most underrated film festivals in New York, each year it presents an accessible and engaging collection of recent Japanese cinema.
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The Women and Children of the Second Artsakh War
Two films make US viewers reckon with the extent to which American ignorance — and indifference — to the conflict is a side effect of “winning” the Cold War.
Books
The Revisions That Make Us Human
Revising Reality argues that the world as we know it is our creative output so our memories cannot help but be continually edited.
Film
A Juneteenth Documentary Explores Faith’s Role in Black Liberation
Juneteenth: Faith and Freedom (2022) is screening at the Brooklyn Public Library in Flatbush on Thursday, June 20.
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The 2024 Cannes Film Festival Immersed Audiences in Art
A selection of films on artists and immersive VR experiences all reinforced the ability of art to emerge from and resonate with the viewer on deeply felt levels.
Interview
Su Friedrich’s Life in Moving Images
“I always had the feeling that there isn't just a single thing to do,” the artist told Hyperallergic. “I enjoy mixing text and images, real life and invented scenarios.”