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Staff Picks: Valentines Day Edition
Hello Independent Readers! It’s Valentine’s Day, and we here at the Independent have been feeling romantic! So in the spirit…
Peace, Interrupted – ‘I’m Still Here’
“I’m Still Here” opens with a shot of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) quietly letting her body float in the salt…
Bogdan Mureșanu Interview: ‘The New Year That Never Came’ (Romania) – Les Arcs Film Festival 2024
Perched at almost 2000m altitude in a beautiful ski resort in the French Alps, Les Arcs Film Festival has become a significant…
New York Jewish Film Festival Jan. 15-29
Lincoln Center hosts a dramatic panorama from 1964 Beatlemania to 10/7/23 terrorism in Israel Buried deep in this year’s NYJFF…
Remembering David Lynch, the Surrealist Filmmaker Maestro Behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet’
David Lynch, the writer-director behind surrealist cinematic revelations such as “Blue Velvet,” “Mulholland Drive” and “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with…
Our Independent 2024 Wrapped
Hello Independent Readers! 2024 has been a big year for us all, and it’s no different for us here at…
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Staff Picks: Valentines Day Edition
Hello Independent Readers! It’s Valentine’s Day, and we here at the Independent have been feeling romantic! So in the spirit…
Our Independent 2024 Wrapped
Hello Independent Readers! 2024 has been a big year for us all, and it’s no different for us here at…
DOC NYC Nov. 13–21
Spyware, an Irish author, and a Congo leader top America’s largest documentary fest Manhattan has always had an insatiable thirst…
