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Film
In Conversation
PEDRO PINHO with Jesse Cumming
By Jesse CummingA Portuguese elevator factory might not seem like the most obvious setting for a maximalist experimental feature about the state of contemporary labor, but anyone who follows the more audacious streams of Portugal’s national cinema knows to always expect the unexpected.
“The Primary Event was the Performance”: Anthony McCall’s Play with Light
By Swagato ChakravortyAnthony McCall: Solid Light Works at Pioneer Works is a triumph of an exhibition that is deservedly attracting massive audiences.
In Conversation
FEMEXFILMARCHIVE with Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa
By Benjamin Schultz-FigueroaIn the Fall of 2017, the filmmakers Irene Lusztig and Julie Wyman orchestrated a joint project between two classes being taught at the Universities of California, Santa Cruz and Davis.
A Methodone Film: On Ashley McKenzie’s Werewolf
By Jessica Dunn RovinelliTracing a sequence of small moments in the lives of two methadone clients in Nova Scotia, the debut feature by director Ashley McKenzie, is something like a series of small disidentifications, feints, and tweaks on various film formulas.
Looking Again, Slowly: On Hong Sangsoo’s Claire’s Camera
By Peter KimClaire’s Camera is one in a series of Hong Sangsoo’s recent films to feature actress Kim Min-hee and revolve around a recurring storyline: a woman’s affair with a film director.
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