Meaningless events with a lot of meaning
CINEMA: Long lost documentary from Morocco found and restored, with a radical message that is highly relevant many years later
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Cinema’s hidden power
CINEMA: A new documentary seeks to give insight into and credit to those unsung heroes responsible for the sound of contemporary cinema as we know it.
Art in spite of the state
CINEMA: Reflecting on the destiny of art and the meaning of existence, Andrey Tarkovsky tells the story of his life and work.
It’s others that interest me
AUTOBIOGRAPHY: At 90, French New Wave pioneer Agnès Varda reflects on her career and a creative philosophy of community and empathy.
The New Left’s cinematic revolt
CINEMA: Morgan Adamson’s Enduring Images brings the revolutionary cinema of the 1960s alive and reminds us of the necessity of battling the ruling representations.
Dictatorship and revolt
SUDAN: In Sudan, a small band of filmmakers rise up against the regime using the instrument of film.
Documentary as a transmission medium
OPPRESSION: The new documentary Spaces of Exception draws parallels between the experiences of oppression and resistance in Native American reservations and Palestinian refugee camps.
The houses we were, the cities we are
Two important but very different documentaries from 2018 showcase the power of the short film form.