David D'Arcy
Two heartfelt documentaries about the Hamas attack and hostage-taking have premiered at this year’s Berlinale and have been received respectfully, even welcomed.
Films can transform the way that their subjects are seen, sometimes by just making a subject visible. That was the case with three films which were among the best that I saw at Sundance this year.
A trio of documentaries: one explores an under-recognized Black musician, while the other two focus on a leftist Israeli comedian and crusading teen journalists.
My guess is that if Sundance survives, it won’t look like the Sundance we know.
Interviews with a pillager – “Plunderer” examines Nazi art theft at DOC NYC; two other docs remember Artsakh, a country that is no more
In this illuminating show you’ll recognize the state that (for now) is home to Donald Trump and was the habitat for Jeffrey Epstein and a wide range of other dangerous creatures.
A reviews of a trio of standout films at this year’s New York Film Festival: Mati Diop’s “Dahomey”, Marta Mateus’ “Fogo do Vento”, and Jem Cohen’s “Little, Big, and Far”.
Three fine documentaries at the NYFF: two delved into political matters, the third looked around New York City in 1965.
Two closely watched films in Toronto were dark dramas that couldn’t have been more different.
“The Bibi Files” is a documentary that should be seen before its revelations, caught on tape, are overtaken by a larger war; the Palestinian no-budget drama “To a Land Unknown” presents a credible picture of refugee life.
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