Film & Documentary

November 12, 2021 • View in browser

Six Men Try to Heal Their Trauma with Groundbreaking Collaborative Filmmaking

Hyperallergic speaks to director Robert Greene and three survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests about their new film Procession. | Dan Schindel

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Native Cinema Showcase Returns Online With Message of Resilience

The annual event from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrates the best in Native film. 47 titles are available to stream starting November 12. Learn more.

Challenging Israeli Narratives About Queer Palestinian Culture

Hyperallergic speaks to organizers behind Queer Cinema for Palestine, a global alternative event to the Israeli-government-supported Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival. | Munir Atalla

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Oscar Nominee Garrett Bradley’s America Is Now Streaming on Field of Vision

In this award-winning cinematic omnibus, the acclaimed director reimagines an archive of the Black experience through original visions of a radical past. Learn more.

Princess Diana’s Return to the Pop Culture Spotlight

The ‘People’s Princess’ features in multiple documentaries, trendy fashion lines, prestige TV, and now a biopic starring Kristen Stewart. What’s behind the new Diana mania? | Hannah Strong

It’s Pete Buttigieg’s Turn to Get a Fawning, Uncritical Documentary

Mayor Pete tries to make the case for the bland presidential candidate whom few voted for as some kind of gamechanger. | Juan Barquin

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Ava DuVernay Tells Colin Kaepernick’s Life Story with a Mix of Documentary and Sitcom

The Netflix miniseries Colin in Black & White takes an unusual approach to the controversial football player’s biography, but ends up more odd than anything else. | Kambole Campbell

From Catchy Commercials to Hollywood Think Tanks, the Evolution of Military Recruitment Ads

As long as wars have been fought, wars have needed to be sold. And just like with weapons, the US armed forces have long been on the cutting edge of propaganda. | Nadine Smith

The Automotive-Erotic Body Horror of Titane

What’s more natural, the film seems to ask — the “body parts” under the hood of a car or those pulsing beneath a woman’s navel? | Eileen G’Sell

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s Unusual Approach to Filmmaking

The Japanese filmmaker’s international profile has skyrocketed over the past year thanks to his new films Drive My Car and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, both of which are now hitting theaters. | Ren Scateni