Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 Archive
More than any other contemporary Chinese filmmaker, Jia Zhang-ke (Still Life, The World) has captured the cultural shifts that predatory market forces have brought to his country, charting the sudden and dramatic friction between a nation shifting from Maoist...
Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 Archive
Before lawyer Raphael Lemkin became a human-rights advocate, there wasn’t such a word as “genocide.” And while this term is nothing to celebrate, it has given a name to one of the most vexing crimes against humanity. Partially inspired by Samantha Power’s...
Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 Archive
A pivotal German/Polish silent film from 1918, The Yellow Ticket tells the story of a young Jewish woman forced to hide her identity in order to attend medical school in St. Petersburg. Lea, as played by Pola Negri, is at a disadvantage as a woman, an orphan, and a...
Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 Archive
When a terrible tragedy strikes a family in a Kansas suburb, days before Christmas, patriarch David (writer/director Blake Robbins) must come to terms with his devastating grief, while trying to maintain a grasp on his home life. Like any person in his situation,...
Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 Archive
Mark Cousins’ latest cinematic odyssey gathers a mosaic of remarkable clips from 53 films to create a unique portrait of childhood in cinema. Using simple contemporary footage of his nephew and niece, Cousins explores elements of childhood personality and experience...
Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 Archive
Daniel is a world-weary cop at age 24; his hangdog look reflects his stressful job with the German Intelligence Service. One night he nearly dies after a shootout with skinheads. Daniel’s handlers send him underground to the Neukölln area of Berlin with its large...
