In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Zurich Film Festival 2020 Special
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In the annual Zurich Film Festival special, I am joined by three amazing guests: Mansi Tiwari, Alan Mattli and Astrit Abazi. We discuss what it's like to go to a film festival in the middle of a pandemic, what precautions have been taken and how we feel about them. Before we dive into some select films, we have a look at the program in general and come to the conclusion that we're pretty whelmed. And these are the films we're discussing in detail: MOVING ON by Dan-bi Yoon (11:37) THE DISCIPLE by Chaitanya Tamhane (19:50) SHORTA by Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid (26:57) NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS by Eliza Hittman (39:30)
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In the annual Zurich Film Festival special, I am joined by three amazing guests: Mansi Tiwari, Alan Mattli and Astrit Abazi. We discuss what it's like to go to a film festival in the middle of a pandemic, what precautions have been taken and how we feel about them. Before we dive into some select films, we have a look at the program in general and come to the conclusion that we're pretty whelmed. And these are the films we're discussing in detail: MOVING ON by Dan-bi Yoon (11:37) THE DISCIPLE by Chaitanya Tamhane (19:50) SHORTA by Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid (26:57) NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS by Eliza Hittman (39:30)
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