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by Rebecca Martin
March 27, 2024
To celebrate the release of the film, we bring back our 2023 New Orleans Film Festival interview (originally posted on 11/2/23) with filmmaker Nailah Jefferson about her feature documentary “Commuted,”
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by Cineuropa
March 11, 2024
By Marta Bałaga 24/02/2024 – BERLINALE 2024: The debuting director delves into her film, in which something very real – and very tragic – co-exists with mysticism Aïcha (Salha Nasraoui),
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by Davide Abbatescianni
February 9, 2024
Muanza is a woman born in the Kingdom of Kongo and trafficked to Brazil sometime in the 19th century. Waking up in the 21st century, she finds herself in a
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by Rebecca Martin
January 31, 2024
25 features, 10 interviews, 12 reviews, and two profile pieces. That might not seem like a lot, but with a team of 4, that’s a lot! What I value the
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by Rebecca Martin
January 26, 2024
When you watch “Handling the Undead” you have to deconstruct your way of viewing the film. The film involves dead people and it touches on tropes of zombie films, but
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by Emily Jacobson
January 23, 2024
The decade between 19 and 29 is perhaps the most tumultuous time of anyone’s life. Each year brings on great change as you transition from adolescence to a fully formed
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by Rebecca Martin
January 16, 2024
This week marks the Sundance Film Festival’s 40th edition. In celebration of the Sundance Institute’s rich history, I’m spotlighting my all-time top 10 favorite films that have played at the
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by Rebecca Martin
January 12, 2024
This interview is dedicated to my grandmother Christine Ada Martin, who is going to be 99 next month on February 15th. June Squibb started as a leading lady on the
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by cinemafemme
December 7, 2023
Yesterday, the Sundance Film Festival announced 91 of their projects to be featured in the 40th edition of the festival next month. We’re so excited to kick off our coverage next
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by Rebecca Martin
November 29, 2023
“We know that our rising tide lifts all boats. We are who we depend on, so we create spaces where we can uplift each other. This is not a place
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by Rebecca Martin
November 21, 2023
This interview was originally posted on January 20th, 2023 for our 2023 Sundance coverage. We feature it again with the anticipated November 24 US theatrical release. See link to find
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by Rebecca Martin
November 8, 2023
I’m going to keep my intro brief because I feel filmmaker Michéle Stephenson speaks to the truth of her film “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,” which she co-directed
