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Posted inFilm

Reimagining the Archives of a Revolution

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel June 20, 2022June 17, 2022

Portuguese filmmaker Filipa César, whose work is the subject of an online retrospective hosted by Metrograph, seeks to help Bissau-Guineans preserve the memory of their revolution.

Posted inOpinion

Why We Should Care About the Video Essay

Avatar photo by Miguel Pinto March 28, 2022March 28, 2022

Playing in the poetic space between documentary and fiction, the inclusion of found footage and screen recordings has turned the video essay into a representation of online life.

Posted inFilm

Kevin B. Lee’s New Video Essay Explores Mourning with Minari

Avatar photo by Kevin B. Lee April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

In a Hyperallergic exclusive, Lee muses on the aftermath of the Atlanta spa shootings and how the media imagines Asian Americans.

Posted inFilm

Check Out the Best Video Essays of 2020

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Sight & Sound has released its annual poll of which essays different video makers loved most. Here are some of the highlights.

Posted inFilm

Video Essays That Address Race, Inequality, and the Movement for Black Lives

Avatar photo by Cydnii Wilde Harris August 13, 2020November 5, 2020

Curator Cydnii Wilde Harris highlights some of her favorite works in the Black Lives Matter Video Essay Playlist.

Posted inFilm

Explaining Your Favorite Gifs and Translating Video Games: Web Docs to Watch

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel April 17, 2020April 16, 2020

Check out video essays and shorts about making terrariums, the history of the Seattle Mariners, and more.

Posted inFilm

Film Essayist Chloé Galibert-Laîné on the Careful Choreography of Desktop Cinema

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel April 15, 2020December 20, 2021

Ahead of Galibert-Laîné’s debut at Images Festival, she talks to Hyperallergic about making video essays solely with a computer.

Posted inFilm

True, False, and Everything in Between at America’s Most Adventurous Film Festival

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel March 9, 2020April 14, 2020

Year after year, True/False has provided a forum for filmmakers, critics, and viewers to do the work of considering documentary outside of its traditional boundaries.

Posted inFilm

The Complicated Personas of Mozart, Rock Hudson, and Jean Seberg

by Mark Asch February 7, 2020February 6, 2020

A new retrospective at Anthology Film Archives presents the work of pioneering independent director and film essayist Mark Rappaport.

Posted inArt

A YouTube Doc Exposes What Went Down at the “Unite the Right” Rally

Avatar photo by Andrew Swafford December 31, 2019February 4, 2021

In Charlottesville: The True Alt-Right, creator “Shaun” lays out a recreation of the deadly 2017 event in Virginia with a precision only possible through social media documentation.

Posted inFilm

Stream New Documentaries on Ants, Snails, Hacker Graffiti, The Simpsons, and More

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

Some exciting things to stream right now include a half-hour monologue on masculinity and abuse, a look at the difficulties of building public housing, and a survey of all the weird and wonderful Simpsons fan creations.

Posted inFilm

Web Documentaries on Diplomatic Translators, Princess Makeup, and More

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel July 18, 2019July 18, 2019

Some exciting things to stream right now include a video essay on Unbreakable, “The right way to kill a fish,” and a look at the club kids of Chengdu, China.

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