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‘Been Here Stay Here’ Shows The Kerosene Charm Of A Vanishing Island

In recent times, there’s been a rise in cinematic stories unveiling the issue of climate change refugees. The documentary by Japanese-American NYC-based director David Usui captures exactly this preoccupying situation concerning an island that is bound to vanish in the United States. Been Here Stay Here plunges viewers in the remote Tangier Island, nestled in…

‘Life After’ To Die Or Not To Die, That Is The Question Thrust Upon The Disabled

Who holds the right to decide whether a life is worth living? What factors determine the quality of a human existence? Should their be limitations to the right to die with dignity? All these questions are explored by disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport in his investigative documentary Life After.  The motion picture — which was presented…

The Complete 2022 New Directors/New Films lineup

Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art announce the 51st edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), April 20–May 1. For more than half a century, the festival has celebrated filmmakers who speak to the present and anticipate the future of cinema, and whose bold work pushes the envelope in unexpected, striking ways….

Mayor Pete, A Discerning Portrait Of A Politician Seeking Moral Office

Mayor Pete, directed by Jesse Moss, follows the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries of the 32nd mayor of South Bend in Indiana: Pete Buttigieg. This political journey is a game changer for the re-shaping of legislating leaders: if he were to win, Pete Buttigieg would become the youngest President of the United States, the first…