America’s Largest Documentary Festival – Nov. 8-26
Anselm Kiefer, Liv Ullmann, Little Richard, Jack and Sam Top DOC NYC How does one approach a film festival too…
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New York Film Festival September 29–October 13
Film at Lincoln Center knows its audiences. Christian Petzold’s Afire (2023), a German drama of wildfires setting an entire forest…
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…
Liars of cinema – The legacy of “Rashomon”
“Rashomon,” a classic by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, made waves worldwide in the early 1950s with its revolutionary narrative style…
Lesbian Herstory Archives: The Keepers of Lesbian History
In the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, stands an unassuming home. Just one of the many plain houses…
Coolidge Corner Theater Honors the “Pope of Trash” Filmmaker John Waters.
“Pope of Trash” filmmaker and queer revolutionary John Waters is the latest recipient of the Coolidge Award from Brookline’s historic…
The Austin Film Festival 2024: A Celebration of Storytelling in the Heart of Texas
As Austin, Texas settled nicely into autumn weather, the city hosted one of the most anticipated events for filmmakers, screenwriters,…
American Highways, American Deserts: An Essay on “Paris, Texas”
“Paris, Texas” is a portrait of a man who has exerted all his rage. In his 1984 film, Wim Wenders…
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…