Devika Girish

Sundance Dispatch: America

By Devika Girish

January 31, 2019

Parallel histories: Garrett Bradley's remarkable short interrogates representations of early Black filmmakers

Interview: Jennifer Kent

By Devika Girish

January 30, 2019

Love in dark times: The Nightingale director on bringing together distinct (but connected) narratives of gendered and racist violence

Sundance Dispatch: As Told to G/D Thyself

By Devika Girish

January 29, 2019

Astral traveling: The spirit of Afro-futurism is beautifully embodied in the all-star collective The Ummah Chroma's short film

Review: Cam + People’s Republic of Desire

By Devika Girish

December 4, 2018

Reaching out: in Cam and People’s Republic of Desire bodies are monetized, but at what cost?

Home Movies: AsianCrush

By Devika Girish

November 1, 2018

(A streaming service available on iOS, Android, Roku, AppleTV & more)

Review: Border

By Devika Girish

October 25, 2018

Sixth sense: an outsider learns to search within in Ali Abbasi's emotionally grounded work of fantasy

Me Time

By Devika Girish

September 24, 2018

Burning star Steven Yeun finds himself anew on screen

Review: Madeline’s Madeline

By Devika Girish

August 6, 2018

(Josephine Decker, USA, Oscilloscope, Opening August 10)

News to Me: Deborah Stratman, Cristi Puiu, Dardennes

By Devika Girish

May 28, 2018

Ancestral spirits: a new work by experimental filmmaker Deborah Stratman gives a platform for strong female voices from the past and present

News to Me: Corneliu Porumboiu, Kristen Stewart, Abderrahmane Sissako

By Devika Girish

May 21, 2018

Whistling while you work: the director’s first film abroad considers code and genre through an unusual linguistic phenomenon

News to Me: Sergei Loznitsa, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Jordan Peele

By Devika Girish

May 14, 2018

All the world’s a stage: the Donbass and A Gentle Creature director’s next project is about Stalinist show trials

News to Me: Miguel Gomes, Philippe Garrel, Justin Simien

By Devika Girish

May 7, 2018

The new world: the Arabian Nights director ventures to the Brazilian backlands for his next film

News to Me: Roy Andersson, Olivier Assayas, Chloé Zhao

By Devika Girish

April 30, 2018

Drawing without restraint: the Swedish filmmaker shares art for his upcoming film, inspired by Chagall, van Gogh, and others

News to Me: Week of April 23

By Devika Girish

April 23, 2018

Beyond private property: Lucrecia Martel digs deeper into the past in her next project, James Gray goes franchise, and more

Interview: Barbet Schroeder

By Devika Girish

April 18, 2018

Genocide in Myanmar: as the persecution continues, a look back at The Venerable W. which portrays a Buddhist leader of violence against Rohingya Muslims

News to Me: Week of April 16

By Devika Girish

April 17, 2018

Eurasian rapprochement: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Uzbek adventure, Lukas Moodysson’s TV project, and more

News to Me: Week of April 9

By Devika Girish

April 10, 2018

On the road again: Agnès Varda plans her next project (and plans for the future), Jafar Panahi speaks, and more

Interview: Kantemir Balagov

By Devika Girish

April 3, 2018

Heroes of our time: the director of Closeness discusses expressing his culture and developing a distinct visual style

ND/NF Interview: Valérie Massadian

By Devika Girish

April 2, 2018

No patience: the director of Milla and Nana speaks in praise of watching people live their lives, and crafting a cinema to match

ND/NF Interview: Stephen Loveridge

By Devika Girish

March 29, 2018

Auto-focus: Matangi/Maya/M.I.A reexamines the intertwined political and personal background of the outspoken musical artist