Film
Six Films That Plumb the Possibilities of Prison Abolition
The shorts will be screened as part of XO & Struggle: An Evening of Abolitionist Cinema at the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem, New York.
Maysles Documentary Center
Interview
Prismatic Ground Tries to Change the Conversation on Experimental Documentary
Film programmer Inney Prakash talks to Hyperallergic about what it takes to start a new film festival solo during a pandemic.
Film
Stream a Fantastic Program of International Experimental Documentaries
The new film festival Prismatic Ground has put together a terrific inaugural online slate, featuring Lynne Sachs, Bill Morrison, Fox Maxy, and more.
Film
Collective Dreams and Women’s Voices at the New York African Film Festival
This year's virtual edition of the New York African Film Festival includes both experimental gems and several Oscar contenders.
Film
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
Art
Experimental Films Contemplate the Future From an "Endangered Present"
After Civilization, a free, month-long film series presented by Maysles Documentary Center, explores broader questions of what if and what now.
Film
Albert Maysles’s Final Film Rides with Train Passengers Across the US
In Transit, the late documentarian Albert Maysles’s final film, was completed after he died in March 2015 and focuses on the journeys of passengers at various stages of life.