One of the main questions posed in 'Epicentro' is what happens when the marginalized create their own narratives against the dominant ones. It’s an idea expressed in many of this year’s Sundance documentaries.
This documentary premiered at Sundance and shows the hard, exhausting work of fighting for civil and human rights under Trump.
'1917' is based on Alfred Mendes’ role as a messenger when he served in the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, training as a signaller in France. He was thereafter sent to Belgium, with the rest of his battalion, to win back the village of Poelcappelle.
What it’s like to watch a movie in which your greatest fears are played for giggles. - Monica Castillo
"In addition to political prisoners, there is the oppression of Palestinians: freedom of speech, freedom of the press. The suppression of student protests. It was all part of my daily workload, beyond the hardcore cases involving armed resistance."
"It’s a freedom movie; it’s not a slavery movie. It exists in a very perilous and conflicted time in our country, but it’s really about freedom and what you’re willing to do for it—not just for you, but for others." - Kasi Lemmons
Based on the famously unfinished short story by Edgar Allan Poe, the filmmaker conjures madness and dread for this period piece about two lighthouse keepers' inner and outer darkness.
Martin Scorsese’s new film The Irishman continues Hollywood’s obsession with the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. We’re more concerned with what happened to Teamster working conditions under his son, James P. Hoffa.
'Joker' is ultimately an-in-your face examination of a broken system that creates its own monsters. It’s a gritty and morbidly beautiful journey with little comfort to spare, but many messages to mull over.
Shot on three phones over three years and across hundreds of miles, "Midnight Traveler" takes us inside a desperate journey for a new home.
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