“Catch the Fair One”: A thriller led by a female Native American boxer opens February 11
One of the most anticipated films to rise from last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, winning the audience award for best…
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Seeing Agnes: Chase Joynt Reframes an Iconic Folk Hero
“Framing Agnes” (2022), Chase Joynt’s directorial feature debut, offers the audience a critique of the media’s portrayal of transgender and gender-nonconforming communities. Joynt’s movie is the result of a collaborative process, one that was recognized by two NEXT awards at Sundance.
The New York Jewish Film Festival Jan. 12-25
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw picks his virtual favorites from the 2022 New York Jewish Film Festival. Selections include documentaries on the history of a film about the Nuremburg Trials, artist Lily Renée Phillips, ehtnomusicologist Moisei Beregovsky, a musical about Bernie Madoff and a short about a bar mitzvah in the middle of an arial bombing.
Talia Lugacy and Rosario Dawson in Conversation
Filmmakers Talia Lugacy and Rosario Dawson have been collaborators and friends for nearly twenty years. From their time as students…
DOC NYC Nov 10-18 – Critic’s Choice
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews this year’s DOC NYC and reviews Film, The Living Record of Our Memory, Storm Lake and The Art of Making It from the festival.
New York Film Festival Sept. 20-Oct. 8, 2021
Senior Critic Kurt Brokaw picks his top movies and shorts from the 59th New York Film Festival, including Julia Ducournau’s Titane, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car and Rebecca Hall’s Passing as well as two shorts.
All You Need is Love…
Courtney Gardner follows Fiona Dawson’s work on her new episodic series, Now With Fiona, an talks with Dawson about the 50th anniversary of Stonewall and the fight for transgender minors in Arkansas.
Making Dreams Real
Ziqi Wang talks with filmmakers Pierre “Pyaré” Friquet an Ando Shah about their virtual reality projects and how their films create immersive storytelling.
Education Meets Entertainment in Lessons From the Screenplay
Anna Brosnihan interviews Michael Tucker about writing screenplays and his video essay channel on YouTube, Lessons from the Screenplay.