Sho Miyake’s manga-inspired diptych is a visual exercise in precision and tranquility.
New Directors / New Films
Clemente Castor’s ND/NF debut is a roaming, hazy work of cinematic transmutation.
Love and Loathing in Lebanon
A meta-documentary on the poetics of cyclical destruction comes to the screen.
We’ve seen lots of films about gender politics.
Stephen Loveridge’s “Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.” documentary was an intimate look into M.I.A.’s life prior to all of her musical success.
Dustin Guy Defa’s “Person to Person” is an arrestingly charming sophomore attempt that harkens back to the filmic aura of the ’70s and early ’80s
Repressed sexuality and a constant need to define masculinity becomes a recipe for turmoil in this heartbreaking film.
There is an ominous feeling that resides in oneself when traveling through a lone, dark road with few or no people around.
How do you know when what happens in a movie is real?
The New Directors/New Films Festival dedicated a night to the oft-overlooked short film collection, screening films from Romania, India, Greece and many more.