Direct Action demonstrates that fiery protests and violent police encounters are just one facet of the real work of activism
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In a New Doc, Ukrainians Are Seen and Russians Overheard
Intercepted pairs intercepted phone calls by Russian soldiers to friends and family back home with images of post-battle scenes around Ukraine.
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No Other Land Magnifies the Horrors of Occupation
Made by a team of Palestinian and Israeli activists, this film implores us to feel the effects of the war.
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New York Counter Film Festival Puts the Focus on Palestine
Running concurrently with the New York Film Festival this week, the alternative event was organized in protest of Lincoln Center’s ties to pro-Israel funders.
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26,000 Hours in a Chinese Garment-Making Hub
Wang Bing’s trilogy about young workers skillfully compresses five years of footage, replicating the rhythm of long hours at work and brief respites at home.
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Five Video Essays to Ring in Autumn
This month: sneaky video games, fast fashion, a suspicious new trend in homeschooling, and more.
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Clarion Calls to Civic Justice at the Venice International Film Festival
Directors Andres Veiel, Petra Costa, and Errol Morris to engage with the contemporary politics of Germany, the United States, and Brazil.
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The Slipperiness of COVID-Era Cultural Memory
Director Lou Ye follows a film crew in Wuhan who decides to revive a project abandoned 10 years prior, only to be placed under lockdown during shooting.
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The Indie Roots of Confessional Film
In the late 1980s and ’90s, a wave of independent directors turned cameras on themselves, utilizing documentary as a mode of confession and self-reflection.
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The Boys’ Club of Comedy and Its Machinations of Abuse
Implicit throughout Sorry/Not Sorry is the question of what it means for a White cis-het man to be “canceled,” and how claiming cancellation is often a route to reclaiming power.
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It’s Time for a Queer Comedy Revolution
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution drives home who is worth paying attention to if you want comedy to lighten your load, and your fellow humans’.
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Activists Interrupt Israeli Film Screening at Toronto Festival
Anti-Zionist protesters called out the film Bliss (Hemda), one of the centerpieces of TIFF this year, for its ties to the Israeli government.