This week: Director Stanley Nelson traces San Juan Hill’s origins to its demolition to make way for Lincoln Center, Wang Bing’s "Youth" trilogy, and more.
| | | Director Stanley Nelson traces a linear narrative from San Juan Hill’s origins to its demolition to make way for Lincoln Center, displacing thousands. | Michael Piantini |
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SPONSORED | | | | Join us for a fright-filled night at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in NYC. Watch a series of Indigenous short films in the horror, sci-fi, and thriller genres for free on Friday, October 25, at 7pm. For mature audiences. Learn more | Film still of The Moogai (2024), directed by Jon Bell (courtesy of Causeway Film and No Coincidence Media) |
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FROM OUR CRITICS | | | | Made by a team of Palestinian and Israeli activists, this film implores us to feel the effects of the war. | Greta Rainbow |
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| | | | Intercepted pairs intercepted phone calls by Russian soldiers to friends and family back home with images of post-battle scenes around Ukraine. | Dan Schindel |
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SPONSORED | | | | Showcasing over 60 works from international artists and filmmakers, the Small File Media Festival returns for its fifth iteration of eco-conscious moving-image artistry at Vancouver’s renowned The Cinematheque on October 18 and 19 and will stream sustainably online October 21–27. Cosmically healthy and punk AF, small-file ecomedia is the new cinematic avant-garde. Get tickets |
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| | | Direct Action demonstrates that fiery protests and violent police encounters are just one facet of the real work of activism. | Douglas Markowitz |
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| | | | 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. | Dan Schindel |
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REALITY TV DEEP DIVE | | | | In Cue the Sun!, Emily Nussbaum pulls nuggets of truth from the history of the notorious genre to illuminate what keeps viewers coming back for more. | Alex Bowditch |
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