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122: Free hajooj kuka
The Sudanese filmmaker hajooj kuka (who spells his name in lowercase) came to prominence in 2014 with his film “Beats of the Antonov” that won the People’s Choice Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. On September 17,
122: Free hajooj kuka
The Sudanese filmmaker hajooj kuka (who spells his name in lowercase) came to prominence in 2014 with his film “Beats of the Antonov” that won the People’s Choice Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
121: Mark Cousins’ Cinematic Road Trips
Mark Cousins has changed the way film history is understood. He opened up a global perspective in his book and film series called The Story of Film and now he’s uncovered a hidden history in Women Make Film.
121: Mark Cousins’ Cinematic Road Trips
Mark Cousins has changed the way film history is understood. He opened up a global perspective in his book and film series called The Story of Film and now he’s uncovered a hidden history in Women Make Film.
120: Cameron Bailey on #TIFF20 and Planet Africa
Cameron Bailey is the artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The 2020 festival takes place September 10-19 adjusting to the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic. In this interview with TIFF documentary programmer Th...
120: Cameron Bailey on #TIFF20 and Planet Africa
Cameron Bailey is the artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
119: Going Undercover with “The Mole Agent”
Comedy meets poignancy in Maite Alberdi’s “The Mole Agent.” The Chilean director follows a private investigator who goes undercover to infiltrate a retirement home. His client fears the staff is mistreating the residents.
119: Going Undercover with “The Mole Agent”
Comedy meets poignancy in Maite Alberdi’s “The Mole Agent.”
118: Meet Ja’Tovia Gary
Ja’Tovia Gary was recently profiled in The New York Times. If you don’t know her work yet, let this podcast be your introduction. Her most recent project “The Giverny Document” exists both as a 42-minute film and an art installation.
118: Meet Ja’Tovia Gary
Ja’Tovia Gary was recently profiled in The New York Times. If you don’t know her work yet, let this podcast be your introduction.