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Movie Reviews: New York Film Festival Documentaries ‘Scénarios’ + ‘Exposé du Film Annonce du Film ‘Scénario,” and ‘Dahomey’

October 8, 2024 Documentaries, Festivals, Film, Movie Reviews, Reviews film Comments Off on Movie Reviews: New York Film Festival Documentaries ‘Scénarios’ + ‘Exposé du Film Annonce du Film ‘Scénario,” and ‘Dahomey’

French documentaries recount Jean-Luc Godard's influence on film history and pose questions about returning looted artworks to Dahomey, present-day Benin.

Movie Review: ‘Atlantics’ at the 57th New York Film Festival

September 24, 2019 Editor Pick: Film, Festivals, Film, Genres, Independent Cinema, Movie Reviews, Reviews film, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Top Stories Comments Off on Movie Review: ‘Atlantics’ at the 57th New York Film Festival

A terrific film in all respects, Mati Diop’s 'Atlantics' is a hybrid mystery, horror, and magical realism love story that won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

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Movie Reviews: New York Film Festival Documentaries ‘Scénarios’ + ‘Exposé du Film Annonce du Film ‘Scénario,” and ‘Dahomey’

Movie Review: ‘Atlantics’ at the 57th New York Film Festival