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Golden Sixties: Jan Němec
In a documentary from a series of 26 portraits of the Czechoslovak New Wave filmmakers, director Martin Šulík interviews Jan NěmecPublished on: -
The Life of Singer Marta Kubišová Through the Eyes of Jan Němec
Portrait of the poster child of the Prague Spring, who was a major pop star before the Soviet tanks rolled in, only to see her…Published on: -
Arnošt Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Němec
A visionary portrait of Arnošt Lustig, survivor of the Holocaust and prominent Czech writer, whose works deeply influenced Jan NPublished on: -
Gemini
Using a wide range of archival images, Rustamova evokes tension between abstract images and familiar scenes from daily life. The artist’s associPublished on: -
Troublemaker on the Frequency
A glitched-out experiment that combines shortwave radio clips from 1985, VHS footage from Toronto Gay Men’s Chorus ‘Forte’, and audio from an EnPublished on: -
Jillian Dressing
While looking in a mirror, a woman adjusts her hair and clothing. The film examines the construction of female appearance. (Circuit)Published on: -
Two Trains Runnin’
1964: young, white blues fans go in search of two legends they only know from 78 RPM records, Skip James and Son House. They end…Published on: -
Man Carrying Shame
Shrouded in darkness, the private imagination of a man addicted to pornography is made public in Su Hui-yu’s eerie video.Published on: -
Grid Corrections
When superimposing a rectangular grid on the surface of the earth, spherical deviations have to be fixed. After all, the grid has only two dimensions.Published on: -
Medicine for Melancholy
An uneasy one-night stand in San Francisco unexpectedly leads to a day of museum visits, political debates and cautious overtures. Impressive debut byPublished on: