The first installment of PBS’s American Masters tells the story of a steadfast Black sculptor who overcame countless barriers.
Film
A Batch of Video Essays for the Last Days of Winter
Donald Duck, Disney theme parks, and other excitement make up this month’s video essay roundup.
America Ferrera to Play Cuban Artist Ana Mendieta in New Series
The show is an adaptation of Naked by the Window, the 1990 book about Mendieta’s career and Carl Andre’s suspected role in her death.
Onlookers Records the Lure of the Tourist Gaze
Kimi Takesue’s new documentary nudges us to consider whether we in the audience differ all that much from the tourists whipping out their iPhones.
When a Woman Searches for a Man and Finds Herself Instead
The women-led Retrospective section of the Berlinale gives second-wave feminism a fresh look.
Maria Lassnig’s Triumphant “Little Films”
Lassnig’s short films perfectly present the artist’s uncanny talent for marrying morbidity and frolic, rigor and wantonness.
Behind the Scenes of Amazon Workers’ Fight for a Union
Brett Story’s Union demonstrates how the tedium of labor organizing can sometimes catalyze electric triumphs.
An Online Film Festival That’s All About Cycling
The Bicycle Film Festival boasts more than 40 shorts and features spanning South Korea to Havana, from e-bike food delivery stories to rural gravel races.
Pandora’s Box Unleashes a Universe of Male Oppression
Newly restored, G.W. Pabst’s 1929 film provides a bleak, unsettling account of a showgirl’s ruin at the greedy hands of competing male suitors.
Sundance Documentaries Pay Tribute to Female Trailblazers
This year’s Sundance Film Festival offered an array of documentaries spanning cultural vantages and historic eras, about women who span the globe.
The Surreal Realism of Buñuel’s Mexican Films
Luis Buñuel believed that surreal moments were necessary to achieve a true documentary style, as they reflect the fantastical, mysterious nature of everyday reality.
New LA Festival Centers Local Filmmakers of Color
Crenshaw Dairy Mart’s inaugural film festival this weekend features documentaries, music videos, works in progress, and more.