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Hyperallergic Film

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Barbara Hammer Through Her Own Lens

Hyperallergic FilmUSABarbara Hammer Through Her Own Lens “Barbara Forever” is both a biography and a conversation the late filmmaker has with herself.

August 25
Six Films on Art and Resistance at BlackStar Film Festival

Hyperallergic FilmUSASix Films on Art and Resistance at BlackStar Film Festival The Philadelphia festival platformed films on Anishinaabe repatriation, the spirited life of art historian Dr. Leslie King Hammond, the Puerto Rican history of the Upper West Side, and more.

August 13
“American Doctor” Is an Indictment of US Leadership and Media

Hyperallergic FilmUSA“American Doctor” Is an Indictment of US Leadership and Media The new documentary follows three humanitarian physicians as they grapple with the horrors of the US-funded genocide in Gaza.

August 12
Maori Karmael Holmes Looks Back on 15 Years of BlackStar

Hyperallergic FilmUSAMaori Karmael Holmes Looks Back on 15 Years of BlackStar The Philadelphia film festival’s founder reflects on its evolution into a hub for experimental, polyphonic storytelling amid a rapidly changing country and world.

August 11
The Thorny Politics of Protest Photography

Hyperallergic FilmUSAThe Thorny Politics of Protest Photography A new documentary follows the work of activist and photographer Misan Harriman, but risks overly aestheticizing the movements he captures.

July 31
Tell Us, O Muse, of Elon Musk's Racist AI Version of "The Odyssey"

Hyperallergic FilmUSATell Us, O Muse, of Elon Musk's Racist AI Version of "The Odyssey" The tech billionaire denounced Christopher Nolan's blockbuster, vowing to create his own feature-length film using Grok.

July 27
A Homerist Reacts to Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”

Hyperallergic FilmUSAA Homerist Reacts to Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” “This is a tale of a man affected by trauma, but without any sense that it changed him at all.”

July 20
Four Centuries Later, We Still Don't Get Caravaggio

Hyperallergic FilmUSAFour Centuries Later, We Still Don't Get Caravaggio A British docudrama serves as a salutary primer on the Baroque master’s greatest works, but we should be wary of what it tells us about the personality of its subject.

July 16
In a New Documentary, Artists Get Candid About AI

Hyperallergic FilmUSAIn a New Documentary, Artists Get Candid About AI The short film from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project is based on a survey of over 2,000 postsecondary arts graduates across the US.

June 22
Georgia O’Keeffe the Wanderer

Hyperallergic FilmUSAGeorgia O’Keeffe the Wanderer A new documentary presents the artist as a perpetual voyager, generously highlighting her lesser-known work and combating myths about her relationship with Alfred Stieglitz.

June 19
Animated Nellie Mae Rowe Biopic Coming to YouTube

Hyperallergic FilmUSAAnimated Nellie Mae Rowe Biopic Coming to YouTube Streaming of the 2023 film, which lovingly immortalizes the late self-taught Black artist's life and legacy, starts on July 2.

June 18
“I Shot Andy Warhol” Upends the Myth of the Great Man

Hyperallergic FilmUSA“I Shot Andy Warhol” Upends the Myth of the Great Man The radical feminist author of “SCUM Manifesto” and the bygone world of Warhol’s Factory come to life in the 1996 film, now restored to 4K.

June 12
The Best Part of “Moss & Freud” Is When It’s Over

Hyperallergic FilmUSAThe Best Part of “Moss & Freud” Is When It’s Over In the film, Kate Moss is looking for the right man to get her sober, and Lucian Freud is a Great Man who magically sees the “truth” in young women.

June 4
The Louvre Heist Is Coming to a Cinema Near You

Hyperallergic FilmUSAThe Louvre Heist Is Coming to a Cinema Near You The brazen theft at the Paris museum is set for a film adaptation amid an ongoing investigation and the stolen jewels still at large.

May 27
A New Richard Avedon Documentary Lets Him Down

Hyperallergic FilmUSAA New Richard Avedon Documentary Lets Him Down Director Ron Howard is a gun for hire, and it shows in this conventional documentary about the famed photographer.

May 21