Overview of articles
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Double-Take: Leader of the Syrian Revolution Commanding a Charge
Two similar paintings filmed in detail, one of the French colonial overlord, the other of a Syrian resistance leader. Tough questions about the coloniPublished on: -
The Childhood of a Leader
Impressive debut by young American director (and actor) Brady Corbet – with a small yet striking (double) role by Robert Pattinson – sketches the risePublished on: -
Grief Encounter
Intriguing porno erotica: a woman picks up grieving people at funerals and overwhelms them further.Published on: -
As If No Misfortune Had Occurred in the Night
Steeped in black and white, Palestinian soprano Nour Darwish confronts conflict, maternal loss, and intergenerational sorrow.Published on: -
All Trace Is Gone, No Clamour for a Kiss
Two exiled beings exchange tales of kin, connection, and loss while awaiting reincarnation in a forest.Published on: -
45th Parallel
An incisive monologue about the ways violence, terror, and contradiction reveal themselves at borders and checkpoints.Published on: -
15 days
An affecting meditation on the pain experienced by refugees forced to live in limbo.Published on: -
Prison with Songbirds
A man is suddenly thrown into jail. His story is told through nightmarish images.Published on: -
descending notes
Cosmic love story beyond space and time, about resonance and dissonance in the relationship between three people.Published on: -
Medusa Deluxe
A flamboyant whodunnit set at a high-fashion hairdressing competition, permeated with dialogue as sharp as a coiffeur’s scissors.Published on: