Non-Fiction at BAMcinemaFest 2019: Constructing the Myth of the Self
BAMcinemaFest programs some of the most striking independent films made by US-based filmmakers,...
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The Memory of a Century: Lav Diaz’s “The Halt”
Lav Diaz preceded the premiere of his new film The Halt in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar of...
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Private and Public Histories: An Interview with Péter Forgács
Found-footage films are on the rise, especially those which employ fragments of home video. Young...
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Let’s Take Over the City: Paulo Rocha’s “Os Verdes Anos”
Talent Press, a section of Talents Buenos Aires, is a theoretical and practical program created...
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‘‘The Devil Looks Like a Mounted Policeman’’: “Nuestra Voz de Tierra, Memoria y Futuro,” and the Cinema of Marta Rodríguez
A wide shot of a mountainside cloaked in mist shows a masked figure, carrying a briefcase,...
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To Film What Is Spoken: Wang Bing on “Beauty Lives in Freedom”
“I tell the story as it happened. I don’t want to make things up, I don’t need to. What is...
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Carnal Terror: The Films of Claire Denis
“Take me Take me to the very heart of you Tonight I wanna touch the stars Tonight I wanna be in...
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Everyday Magic: Blitz Bazawule’s “The Burial of Kojo”
The Burial of Kojo opens with a near-perfect shot. The scene is played as a fever dream, a...
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Arthouse and Introspection: An Interview with Jacqueline Lentzou
In just seven short films — including the recently lauded “Fox” (2016), “Hiwa” (2017), and “Hector...
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New York Stories: Abel Ferrara’s “The Projectionist”
On the surface, The Projectionist (2019) doesn’t reach very far. A 90-minute documentary about...
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Capturing Emotion: The Making of “Living the Light – Robby Müller”
The highly respected Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller died in July 2018, after living with...
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Capitalist Realism at CPH:DOX
Marked by multiple tales of economic turmoil, this year’s CPH:DOX provided fuel for reflection on...
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