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Welcome to the brand spanking new Film & Documentary Newsletter! From now on, I'll be sharing not

Aug 21, 2020 • View in browser

Welcome to the brand spanking new Film & Documentary Newsletter! From now on, I’ll be sharing not just Hyperallergic’s latest articles on cinema, but also snapshots of new movies and shows, the latest social media videos we’ve been enjoying, and updates on what’s now available to stream.This week, we have pieces on a handsome new Agnès Varda collection, Nikola Tesla, an all-teen government, the BlackStar Film Festival, and more!– Dan Schindel, Associate Editor for Documentary

The Latest News

Enjoy Every Single Agnès Varda Movie, Courtesy of a New Box Set The Criterion Collection’s Complete Films of Agnès Varda is a tribute to the multifaceted career of the revered French director. Anthony Hawley

A Major New Directory of Women and Nonbinary Filmmakers Aims to End Gatekeeping The collective Brown Girls Doc Mafia has created the searchable database to “eradicate the excuse many gatekeepers use of ‘not knowing how to find’ quality filmmakers or executives of color.” Dan Schindel

Sundance Institute Grants COVID Relief Funds to 39 Arts Organizations The Institute and Artist Relief have awarded more than $400,000 in total to a diverse group of film organizations and collectives. Dan Schindel

Under quarantine, a lot of galleries have switched to doing all-online exhibitions. Check out this short film, which goes behind the scenes of the arts organization The 98 as a group of artists collaborate on an immersive virtual reality installation. Learn about the logistical nuts and bolts of VR and working in quarantine.

5 Degrees: A 98 Studio Documentary

Our Freshest Reviews

Relic Joins the New Era of “Mommy Horror” Relic delves into a darkness beyond filial caregiving, approaching the mother figure as the first, and last, monster, her house a veritable womb for distinctly female trauma. Eileen G'Sell

What Happens When a Thousand Teenage Boys Form Their Own Government For the new documentary Boys State, directors Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine use a long-running youth program to examine US democracy. The result is is both comedy and horror. Dan Schindel

Inventor Nikola Tesla Gets a Suitably Unusual Biopic Tesla is less “the story of Tesla” and more a dialogue with the audience about the infamously eccentric figure. Dan Schindel

Here is your video essay pick of the week, in which TREY the Explainer talks about the first bathysphere expeditions. In 1930, naturalist William Beebe traveled further into the depths of the ocean than any human ever had before. He was thus the first to encounter the frankly weird and terrifying creatures of the deep – and some of the specimens he described still haven’t been positively identified.

Terror in the Deep: The Untouchable Fish Incident

Now Available to Stream

A New Film Investigates How the CIA and MI6 Destroyed Iranian Democracy During a time of heightened tensions between the US and Iran, the documentary Coup 53 reminds viewers of the origins of the conflict. Tina Hassannia

Available via virtual cinemas.

Essays and Op-Eds

The Art of the At-Home Concert Under quarantine, everyone from Justin Bieber to Dua Lipa has had to adjust to conveying intimacy to online audiences. Adlan Jackson

Video Essays That Address Race, Inequality, and the Movement for Black Lives Curator Cydnii Wilde Harris highlights some of her favorite works in the Black Lives Matter Video Essay Playlist. Cydnii Wilde Harris

Nudity in the US Film Industry, and How it Has (and Hasn’t) Evolved The documentary Skin spurs the viewer to think about what kind of bodies are usually naked in movies. Justine Smith

For its 2020 edition, the Musicbed Challenge sought short film submissions from independent directors working under the constraints of quarantine. The grand prize winner was Black.Matters, a “virtual protest.” Watch it now:

BLACK.MATTERS on Vimeo

You can see the rest of the competition’s winners here.

The 2020 BlackStar Film Festival

The Philadelphia-based BlackStar Film Festival is a consistent highlight for independent films by and about communities of color. Like every other film festival this year, it’s happening online thanks to the pandemic. Passes to view the selections are super cheap and the fest is available for anyone living in the US to stream, so I highly recommend checking out the program to see what you might like. Bedatri Choudhury has a roundup of this year’s fest, and I’ve also collected our previous coverage of films in the program:A Soul-Stirring Reminder of Why the Criminal Justice System Must Change What Happened When a Filmmaker Asked Black Women Whether They Feel Safe Mining Indigenous Myths and Languages to Contemplate Life’s Meaning Reclaiming the Legend of Bruce Lee

And finally, here is the best media criticism of the week:

kylie brakeman @deadeyebrakeman

just a couple of blue check liberals having fun online https://t.co/q7qyfq0y1o

1:23 PM - 18 Aug 2020

Until we can see you in the theater again, stay safe!

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