Interview

Interview

The Gift of Humanity in Bessie Harvey's Art, an Interview With Faye Harvey Dean

The collective wisdom that she acquired through the diasporic Black American experience of womanhood allowed her to recall her value and humanity, which she poured into her art.

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How John Wilson Turns Thousands of Hours of Video Into Unique Explorations of New York

The filmmaker talks to Hyperallergic about the second season of his HBO show How To with John Wilson and going down every rabbit hole he can find.

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How a Documentary Used Animation to Protect the Identity of Its Main Character

Afghan refugee Amin didn’t feel comfortable telling director Jonas Poher Rasmussen his story without a way to conceal his identity. Rasmussen explains the process to Hyperallergic.

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The Penalty Presidency

A conversation with Richard Kraft about his artist book in which he created penalty flags for nearly 10,000 of Trump’s misdeeds.

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A New Archive Shows Where to Stream Hundreds of Classic Black Films

Hyperallergic speaks to Maya Cade, creator of the Black Film Archive, about showcasing an “abundance of Blackness across time.”

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On Addiction and Writing in the Work of Tao Lin

“I think addiction is a part of life. We get addicted to things in ways that each have pros and cons.”

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Six Men Try to Heal Their Trauma with Groundbreaking Collaborative Filmmaking

Hyperallergic speaks to director Robert Greene and three survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests about their new film Procession.

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Challenging Israeli Narratives About Queer Palestinian Culture

Hyperallergic speaks to organizers behind Queer Cinema for Palestine, a global alternative event to the Israeli-government-supported Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival.

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Do You Dare Take the ‘World’s Fair Challenge’?

Jane Schoenbrun talks to Hyperallergic about We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and making the internet cinematic.

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Beer With a Painter: Janice Nowinski

“I am trying to keep the immediacy of my emotional experience while I’m painting.”

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A New Documentary Explores the Life of Unheralded Civil Rights Activist Pauli Murray

Filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen talk to Hyperallergic about Murray’s archives and holding themselves accountable as white women biographing a Black figure.

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For Inspiration, Betye Saar Turns to Her Doll Collection

Saar's irreverent paintings of dolls from her collection celebrate the catharsis she found in play.