Fox Maxy: Framing the Land
by Laia Nadal I often think about films that, as Susan Sontang would say, are a vast repository of images that make it difficult for us to forget. They haunt us, and state outright: “This is what human beings are capable of doing”. Works that empower people to speak up about their experiences, like Jennifer Montgomery’s Home Avenue, come to mind—perhaps because I have been … Continue reading Fox Maxy: Framing the Land
Angel Olsen: Traveling Towards the Tiniest Light
by Dana Reinoos In 2011, Angel Olsen introduced herself to the public as a woman emerging from the darkness with a Mona Lisa smile, and one who carried that voice. High and warbling, yet full and warm, Olsen sounds on Strange Cacti like a time traveler from a century ago, her voice steeped in women’s vocal experimentations from jazz forward. While her sound is reminiscent … Continue reading Angel Olsen: Traveling Towards the Tiniest Light
Gina Telaroli: Reimaging
by Liam Kenny It was during Light Industry’s showing of William Wellman’s Good-bye, My Lady that I first saw Gina Telaroli take a picture of a cinema screen with her iPhone. I was flooded with ideas: what can be learned from pictures of the silver screen? With the technology to take photos in theaters without a long exposure, the projected image can be reimagined and … Continue reading Gina Telaroli: Reimaging
Helke Misselwitz: Moving East to West Amidst the Sperrmüll
Reflections on Bulky Trash (Helke Misselwitz, 1991) by Elspeth Vischer Reflections on labour and parenting in the final days of the GDR are framed within an interesting dichotomy of music and creative freedom in Helke Misselwitz’s documentary Sperrmüll (Bulky Trash). In her signature intimate and empathetic style, this film charts a rift in political systems, protests, and young people’s allegiances to the GDR in unexpected … Continue reading Helke Misselwitz: Moving East to West Amidst the Sperrmüll
“10 Years Down the Drain”—Glocca Morra’s ‘Just Married’ (2012)
An appreciation of Glocca Morra’s album ‘Just Married’, for its 10-year anniversary Continue reading “10 Years Down the Drain”—Glocca Morra’s ‘Just Married’ (2012)
3 Songs That Got Us Through 2022
Submissions are presented in the order they were received. Click here to see last year’s songs. Yoana Pavlova Nakhane – “Do You Well” (feat. Perfume Genius) Panda Bear & Sonic Boom – “Go On” Vv Pete – “Bussit” Florian Weigl Three Mantras Erica Eso – “Y.L.M.E.” Justice only means one thing / your life means everything Joyful Joyful – “Sebaldus” Do you know who your enemies … Continue reading 3 Songs That Got Us Through 2022
Carolee Schneemann at Spectacle
Cinematic films and performance documentation have often been separated categorically. Yet, Carolee Schneemann’s films push against these distinctions, whether by painting with her camera or mirroring back moments in time. Continue reading Carolee Schneemann at Spectacle
Translation: ‘Moon, Sun, Water, Fire; Blood on the Field: A Collection of Materials’ by Manfred Blank
Translated by Florian Weigl Previously re-published as Un receuil de matériaux in a French translation by Danièle Huillet in Cahiers du cinéma Nr. 305 (11/1979) Moon, Sun, Water, Fire; Blood On The Field: A Collection of Materials by Manfred Blank in Filmkritik Nr. 268 | 04/1979 | S.158 – 173 Oedipus and Tiresias sit on a cart. One can see them from behind. Two cows … Continue reading Translation: ‘Moon, Sun, Water, Fire; Blood on the Field: A Collection of Materials’ by Manfred Blank
Contemporary Limbo: Albert Serra’s ‘Pacifiction’
“The thrill of seeing bastions of society crumble in real time, the pervading sense of quiet reluctance as the doomsday clock moves forward, the grimy and unkempt edges of a world whose hope of subsisting is quickly fading away…” Continue reading Contemporary Limbo: Albert Serra’s ‘Pacifiction’
Nursery Rhymes: Three Films by Esther Shatavsky
A 10-day streaming program of three films by Esther Shatavsky, alongside the first major interview with the filmmaker. Continue reading Nursery Rhymes: Three Films by Esther Shatavsky
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