Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews his picks for feature and documentary films from the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival—Gay Chorus Deep South directed by David Charles Rodriques; The Apollo directed by Roger Ross Williams; Georgetown directed by C.Waltz; and Other Music directed by Puloma Basu.
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews his picks for short films from the 18th Annual Tribeca Film Festival—Carlito Leaves Forever directed by Quentin Lazzarotto; The Neighbors’ Window directed by Marshall Curry; The History of White People in America: These American Truths directed by Ed Bell, Clementine Briand, Pierce Freelon, Jon Halperin, Aaron Keane, and Drew Takahashi; and Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you’re a girl) directed by Carol Dysinger.
The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center have partnered again in producing the 27th annual New York Jewish Film Festival. The festival showcases films from around the world that explore the diversity of Jewish experience. The Independent’s Senior Film Critic, Kurt Brokaw, was at this year’s festival and shares his favorites from a thrilling lineup of documentary, narrative, and short forms.
…than a whole 60-minute album. You heard it only in The Independent. This concludes critic’s choices. Watch for Brokaw’s picks in the New York Jewish Film Festival, January 11-24, 2023….
…999: The Forgotten Girls is how an entire world is truly preserved. This concludes Critic’s Choices. Watch for Brokaw’s picks at Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Lincoln Center, Feb.29-March 10….
The 22nd Annual New York Jewish Film Festival plays at Lincoln Center January 9-24, 2013. Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw samples 45 films from nine countries and presents his critic’s…
…for 14 years. It’s a cautionary tale in a 2024 that can’t have too many. This concludes Critic’s Choices. Watch for Brokaw’s picks in the 23rd Tribeca Festival, June 5-16….
…the rousing hero of a short “dedicated to every American who’s ever felt unwelcome or unwanted.” And don’t you dare forget it. This concludes critic’s choices. Watch for Brokaw’s picks…
…She holds a B.S. from Cornell and an Ed.M. from Harvard. Reach her at maddy@independent-magazine.org. Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews New York’s six major film festivals plus individual features and shorts of…