Film & Documentary
November 17, 2022
Beck+Col Bathe Their Critique of Capitalism in Buckets of Blood
"Red Night" weaves together influences from horror cinema, pop culture, and political theory. | Matt Stromberg
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New Documentary Looks at Artmaking Behind Bars
Artist Jesse Krimes served six years in federal prison, creating artworks while incarcerated using the bare-bones materials at his disposal. | Jasmine Liu
Revisiting Chicago’s Ida B. Wells Housing Project
Frederick Wiseman’s Public Housing shows how Clinton-era politics shaped the experiences of low-income Black communities in deindustrialized urban areas. | Shawn Glinis
All That Breathes Redefines the “Nature Doc”
Capturing an urban ecosystem of animals and humans, Shaunak Sen’s second feature sits somewhere between a nature doc, political drama, and touching family portrait. | Eileen G'Sell
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After the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving (only a week away) is the most heavily mythologized US-specific holiday, and in some ways its myth is even more insidious.
This Thanksgiving, Don’t Forget the History of Native Bounties in the US
The documentary short Bounty and its accompanying website make a potent statement from the Penobscot Nation that they are still here. | Dan Schindel
