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The Riot Grrrl Films of Sarah Jacobson
Thanks to a new release from the American Genre Film Archive, an obscure yet ahead of her time feminist auteur is finally getting her due.
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Signs of Chinese Animation’s Resurgence
This romantic fantasy shows that while Chinese animation still has a long way to go, it is continuing to make progress after decades of lagging behind in relevance.
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Flipping the Script on Stereotypes Impacting People With Visible Disabilities
Chained for Life attacks traditional notions of what’s “normal” or “pleasant.”
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Filmfarsi Explores a Generation's Worth of Iranian Cinema
Ehsan Khoshbakht’s archival documentary explores the sensational, long-forgotten Filmfarsi genre, unjustly targeted by those it represented and buried under decades of VHS tape.
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Short on Substance, The Goldfinch Falters on Screen
The adaptation of Donna Tartt's bestseller sacrifices its nuances to fit in all of its plot points.
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A 14-Hour Documentary on Female Filmmakers Illuminates and Frustrates
Seeking to upend the male-dominated canon but directed by a man, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema defies some hierarchies while reinforcing others.
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Linda Ronstadt's Passionate Life of Song
Like its subject, the documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice builds on familiar elements to make something new and beautiful.
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The Best Experimental Shorts at the Toronto International Film Festival
The festival's vaunted Wavelengths section features films about different concepts of performance.
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Parsing the Real and Unreal Stories of the Zambian Space Academy
As Nuotama Frances Bodomo's short film Afronauts debuts online, the director discusses de-centering hero narratives and the weaponizing of reality against African stories.
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What You Shouldn't Miss at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival
This year, the world's biggest film festival is bringing a new documentary on Merce Cunningham, an adaptation of the art heist novel The Goldfinch, Agnès Varda's final movie, and so much more.
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A Director Who Brings New Immediacy to "Fly-on-the-Wall" Filmmaking
Kazuhiro Sôda, whose films are now streaming on OVID, is a key contemporary maker of observational cinema — a stripped-down aesthetic that immerses the viewer in the action unfolding onscreen.
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Two Dance Projects Meld Hungarian and Romani Traditions
The documentary Three Dances and the stage musical Hungarian Nights approach modern Central European culture from vastly different standpoints.