Two films, one fictional, one a documentary, concern struggles with land possession and ownership that divergently reveal how money, greed and power become the salient motivation for evicting people who have worked the land for a century or more.
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Anthem Film Review: 3 Persian Films and Halyna Hutchins
The Anthem Libertarian Film Festival opened this year with three films from Iran, in its continuing effort to give Iranian filmmakers an international voice.
Read More »Film and Music Reviews: A Documentary about Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett, plus Melissa Carper, Gene Clark, and AJ Lee & Blue Summit
Reviews of a documentary about Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett, plus music from Melissa Carper, Gene Clark, and AJ Lee.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Hacking Hate’
'Hacking Hate' reveals how hate proliferates online, and highlights how white supremacist groups use it to undermine democracy
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Antidote’
'Antidote' documents the story of journalists who risk their lives investigating and reporting on Putin's murderous, oppressive regime.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Brats’
In 'Brats' Andrew McCarthy meets with fellow actors to discuss how a New York magazine cover story, 'The Brat Pack,' impacted their careers.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Missing from Fire Trail Road’
Director Sabrina Van Tassel and tribal members investigate the disappearance of Indigenous woman Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, last seen on Fire Trail Road in Washington State, near Seattle.
Read More »Film Review: The Inspiring ‘Bastards of Soul’
Paul Levatino’s documentary about an up-and-coming Dallas-based soul/R&B band takes an unexpectedly tragic turn.
Read More »SXSW Exclusive Interview: ‘Resynator’ Director Alison Tavel
The director talks about her award-winning debut feature documentary.
Read More »SXSW Film Review: World Premiere of ‘Resynator’
Making its world premiere at SXSW is Alison Tavel's marvelous documentary about her late father's synthesizer.
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