Devika Girish

Broken systems: two Sundance films highlight the breakdowns that occur when the public good meets the free market

In frame: Chinonye Chukwu’s film, which opens the 2019 ND/NF, features an extraordinary performance by Alfre Woodard as a conflicted prison warden

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

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

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

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

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

Burning star Steven Yeun finds himself anew on screen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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