Film: Mormon True Crime, Sesame Street, Climate Change

There's a wide array of new films to see this week. We have reviews on a series of existentialist Swe

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There’s a wide array of new films to see this week. We have reviews on a series of existentialist Swedish vignettes, a TV show about bombings in Mormon country, a documentary about the origins of Sesame Street, and much more. Enjoy!– Dan Schindel, Associate Editor for Documentary

Absurdist Scandinavian Musings on Loneliness Roy Andersson’s About Endlessness presents a series of elaborate vignettes about isolated characters. Dan Schindel

The Killings That Raised Questions About Mormon History Netflix’s Murder Among the Mormons tackles a strange case of archival fraud that led to a bombing campaign. Nathan Smith

"Liborio" Affirms the Force of Mythology and Collective Faith An immersive dive into communal myth-making, Nino Martínez Sosa’s film brings a Dominican spiritual leader to back to life. Alonso Aguilar

SPONSORED Smithsonian Presents Virtual Screening and Conversation With Zora Lathan and Iman Uqdah Hameen Presented as part of the American Women’s History Initiative, On Black Interiority will take place on May 6 at 5:30pm.

Deep in the Forest, Scientists Succumb to Religious Rapture The British horror film In the Earth bloodily observes how fervent belief makes fools of us all. Juan Barquin

A Documentary About How We Got, How We Got to Sesame Street Street Gang is an insightful story on the art of breaking ground. Kyndall Cunningham

From "Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue"

Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of the trailer for Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue, the latest documentary by Jia Zhangke, one of the premier chroniclers of China’s rapid development.After being shut down for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum of the Moving Image is reopening with new programming on the big screen.The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is presenting an online video tribute to the beloved street vendors of LA.This week’s streaming roundup brings together movies to watch about climate change, to inspire both urgency and activism in the viewer.

Have you ever been curious about how a Japanese typewriter works? If you have, then your prayers have been answered! Check this out:

A rare Japanese Toshiba typewriter

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