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Burning Mountains That Spew Flame
Immersing the viewer in the darkest corridors deep in the earth, this film suggests all sorts of underground activities, from the political to the mytPublished on: -
Rebirth of a Nation
The music of DJ Spooky and the Kronos Quartet in Rebirth of a Nation is certainly no homage to D.W. Griffiths’ influential film from 1915.…Published on: -
Mansfield 66/67
A campily designed documentary about the last year in the life of voluptuous actress Jayne Mansfield, who shortly before her death developed an iPublished on: -
Lemon
Strange but hilarious tragicomedy about an early-40s aspiring actor from Los Angeles, for whom things just don’t seem to work out.Published on: -
Pays
In a fictional island country, complex political negotiations between the government and a private company take place. Three women from both camps arePublished on: -
Atlanta
Earn (Donald Glover) is the inexperienced manager of his cousin, rapper Paper Boi. All they have in common is their struggle for a better life…Published on: -
War of Words
Warning: explicit language! What started as an internet phenomenon is now in the streets, bars and even in major arenas: the noble art of verbal…Published on: -
A Magical Substance Flows into Me
An ode to music that undoes the distinction between ‘Arabs’ and ‘Jews’, national borders and political differences. Jumana Manna travels across IsraelPublished on: -
Gimme Danger
There’s a huge contrast between the wild shows of proto-punks The Stooges in the 1970s and the homely tone with which indestructible lead singer IggyPublished on: -
My Father’s Choice
Her father fled Mao’s Cultural Revolution, going to Hong Kong. Not long after, he joined the great Chinese exodus to the West and started a…Published on: