Feminist film scholar Lori Jo Marso redresses misconceptions of the gendered gaze, parsing through the lessons we can learn from our exhilaration and unease.
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Film Disputes Authorship of Iconic “Napalm Girl” Photo
After a documentary questioned its attribution, World Press Photo said today that it would no longer credit former AP photographer Nick Út for the Vietnam War image.
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An Artist Who Transgressed the Boundaries of the Body
“A Body to Live In” takes a multilayered perspective on artist Fakir Musafar’s life to creatively excavate his role as a pioneer of extreme body modification.
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The Darkness of Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light
One of a new documentary’s most intriguing strands is the way that brand seemed to eclipse the man, according to his own family.
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The Encampments Documentary Tells Columbia It’s Not Over Yet
A new film extricates the movement from the grips of mainstream and conservative media narratives and places it back in the hands of its organizers.
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A Group of Friends Walks Into a Mall, and Stays for Four Years
Was it a crime? A prank? A work of art? A new documentary unveils the full story of an artist collective’s secret mall apartment, and other ephemeral actions.
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Art Spiegelman Is “Learning How to Do This Comics Thing Again”
On the occasion of a new documentary, the artist talks with Hyperallergic about the legacy of Maus, comics techniques, Gaza, collaboration, and more.
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Plunderer Shows How Art Looting Continues to Pay Off
The two-part documentary asks us to rethink what we know about looting, art restitution, the art market, and who the war’s heroes and villains really were.
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No Other Land Creators Issue Urgent Call to Action in Oscars Speech
The winners of this year’s Best Documentary Feature Film urged world leaders to “stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people.”
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What to Watch at MoMA’s Doc Fortnight Festival
From Cauleen Smith’s trilogy on volcanos to Philippe Parreno’s intimate exploration of Goya, here’s what to watch.
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The Story of the Godfather of Asian-American Media, Told by His Son
“The best film I could make was one that only I could tell as his son,” Tadashi Nakamura told Hyperallergic about legendary director Robert Nakamura.
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William Kentridge Sees the Universe in a Pot of Coffee
The artist tells Hyperallergic about how the isolation of COVID-19 led to a streaming series set wholly within the bounds of his studio.