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Manuel Betancourt

Festivals: NewFest 2016

By Manuel Betancourt
October 21, 2016
No holds barred: this year's crop of LGBT films from around the world balance beauty and honesty

Short Takes: From Afar

By Manuel Betancourt
May 3, 2016
(Lorenzo Vigas, Venezuela/Mexico, 2015)

ND/NF Interview: Anita Rocha da Silveira

By Manuel Betancourt
March 25, 2016
The director of Kill Me Please discusses the varieties of female desire in her reworking of a slasher story

ND/NF Interview: Pascale Breton

By Manuel Betancourt
March 22, 2016
La Comédie humaine: the director of Suite Armoricaine talks about her punk rock past and infusing her films with a sense of painterly depth

Festivals: Migrating Forms

By Manuel Betancourt
March 15, 2016
Pop eats itself: a cross-section of artists and filmmakers breaking down the barrier between the mediated and the personal (and sometimes finding humor)

Short Takes: Take Me to the River

By Manuel Betancourt
March 3, 2016
(Matt Sobel, U.S., 2015)

Douglas Sirk: From the Archives

By Manuel Betancourt
December 22, 2015
Written on the wind (and in our magazine): a tasting platter of the filmmaker's appearances in FILM COMMENT

Festivals: NewFest

By Manuel Betancourt
October 23, 2015
After the honeymoon: the latest edition of the LGBT film showcase reflects the sophisticated and varied search for identity in a new era