Film & Documentary
April 20, 2020
Letter from the editor:
Like many film festivals, Toronto's Images Festival live-streamed its program this year because of COVID-19. Hyperallergic was on the beat with an interview with rising video essayist Chloé Galibert-Laîné and coverage of Ayo Akingbade's trilogy on public housing in London.
We also have considerations of a revered Czech horror filmmaker, a modern thriller of domestic dread, and the irritating sameness of true crime television. Keep staying safe! Hopefully we'll see you at the movies again soon.
Tiger King and the Unforgivable Sloppiness of Modern True Crime Shows
Series like Tiger King, Making a Murderer, and more have become huge hits thanks to their engrossing stories. But the way they present these stories leaves much to be desired.
Dan Schindel
A Poignant Ode to Public Housing
Screening as part of Images Festival, Ayo Akingbade’s trilogy No News Today offers an incisive glimpse at the British Nigerian filmmaker’s hometown.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
Looking at Ourselves Through Social Distance Cinema
A one-location movie tills fertile thematic ground for auteurs, celebrities, and ordinary people who explore facets of being alone through film and video — the subtle distinctions between solitude, loneliness, isolation, confinement, paranoia, and sanctuary.
Dan Schindel
Film Essayist Chloé Galibert-Laîné on the Careful Choreography of Desktop Cinema
Ahead of Galibert-Laîné’s debut at Images Festival, she talks to Hyperallergic about making video essays solely with a computer.
Dan Schindel
Explaining Your Favorite Gifs and Translating Video Games: Web Docs to Watch
Check out video essays and shorts about making terrariums, the history of the Seattle Mariners, and more.
Dan Schindel
From Soviet-Era War Films to Indie Gems from China, Our Latest Streaming Recommendations
Other highlights include a queer crime film from the directors The Matrix, a masterpiece of found footage from the Silent Era, and more.
Dan Schindel
On Vivarium and the Identity Crises Subverting the Modern Home Invasion Movie
The contemporary home invasion genre might seem pessimistic about personal action, but it reflects growing frustration with a system geared toward the privileged 1%.
Natalie Stendall
Documentary Organizations Rally to Raise Funds for Film Workers During COVID-19
Field of Vision, Topic, and American Documentary are some of the businesses and nonprofits launching funds to aid workers in the field.
Dan Schindel
Revisiting the Surreal Films of Juraj Herz, a Pioneer of Czech Horror
On the anniversary of his passing, Herz’s films remain the gold standard of what horror cinema can achieve.
Soham Gadre
Films About Bosch and Hockney Among OVID’s New Additions in April 2020
The streaming platform has added new documentaries about artists, joining its existing collection of films on Pina Bausch, Roy DeCarava, and others.
Dan Schindel
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