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Young Afghani boys, Afshin and Benjamin, sit with their backs to the camera looking out at the city of Kabul. From Aboozar Amini’s ‘Kabul, City in the Wind.’ Courtesy of Movies that Matter.
Movies that Matter Spotlights New Documentaries by Afghan Filmmakers
August 15, 2021 marked the Taliban’s capture of the Afghan capital of Kabul, culminating a shockingly swift offensive that began in May. The Taliban
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An image of a woman holding a cigarette, but her face is blurred. From Carl Elsaesser’s ‘Home When You Return,’ which is playing at Prismatic Ground. Courtesy of the festival.
Poetics and Politics Define Prismatic Ground Festival
Founded in 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Prismatic Ground is a glimmer of hope for experimental nonfiction cinema in a tumultuous period. Inney
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Projectionist Tim White is a white man working a film projector at a Flaherty Film Seminar. Photo by Anne-Katrine Hansen; courtesy of The Flaherty.
Film Festival Workers Unite!
“I’ve watched every single one of us struggle financially and physically from the pay and the hours. Many, including myself, have huge debts from
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Kelsey Peterson is a white woman seen here lying on her back, wearing a black bandeau. From Peterson’s ‘Move Me.’ Courtesy of Full Frame Film Festival.
Bare Bones Full Frame 2022: The Limits and Benefits of Virtuality
The Durham, North Carolina-based Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is noted for its homey atmosphere, easy access to filmmakers, and the kind of
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A white woman with dark hair crouched over holding up a polaroid of a man and a woman. A still from Nira Burstein's 'Charm Circle'. Courtesy of Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Stakes Its Claim on the Regional Circuit
Missoula, Montana is a lively university town, beautifully situated at the confluence of several mountain valleys. But let’s be honest, visiting
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A black-and-white headshot of filmmaker Reid Davenport, a white man with a beard and curly hair, smiling subtly. Photo by Bret Hartman.
Disability and Film Festivals: The Secret and the Not-So-Secret Complacencies
As film festivals start to move from an exclusively virtual space, I was looking forward to moseying over to Austin for South By Southwest after
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Attendees and festival crew take the stage to raise a toast to the 2022 edition of True/False Film Fest.Photo courtesy of True/False Film Fest. Photo by Karl Bussen.
True/False 2022: Revealing Racism
True/False Film Fest, nestled in the college town of Columbia, Missouri, isn’t just a film festival. It’s a warmblooded celebration of creativity of
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A silhouette of a person with a film clapperboard on their head.
Curation Is Not Censorship
What is the responsibility of programmers when it comes to discerning whether a film deserves the platform and profile of a major festival? In a
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Zachary Drucker appears in 'Framing Agnes' by Chase Joynt, an official selection of the NEXT section at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Ava Benjamin Shorr.
Sundance 2022: Omicron Drives a Virtual Revival
By Bedatri D. Choudhury and Tom White The COVID-inspired online edition of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earned universal kudos, and a staggering
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A view of the Sundance Spaceship clicked right before the premiere of Sam Green’s ‘32 Sounds.’ Image courtesy of Sundance Institute.
Creating a New Familiar: Film Festivals in the COVID Era
Swedish filmmakers Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen’s children had friends over when they received an email from the Sundance Film Festival
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