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Devika Girish
Sundance Dispatch: Midnight Family & The Infiltrators
By
Devika Girish
February 11, 2019
Broken systems: two Sundance films highlight the breakdowns that occur when the public good meets the free market
Sundance Dispatch: Clemency
By
Devika Girish
February 4, 2019
In frame: Chinonye Chukwu’s film, which opens the 2019 ND/NF, features an extraordinary performance by Alfre Woodard as a conflicted prison warden
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
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