Michael Piantini – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/michael-piantini/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:06:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Michael Piantini – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/michael-piantini/ 32 32 118955609 The Uneasy Heartbreak of End of Evangelion https://hyperallergic.com/900185/the-uneasy-heartbreak-of-hideaki-anno-end-of-evangelion/ https://hyperallergic.com/900185/the-uneasy-heartbreak-of-hideaki-anno-end-of-evangelion/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:06:51 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=900185 More than a quarter century after its original release, US audiences can finally watch Hideaki Anno’s mecha anime masterpiece in theaters. ]]>

More than a quarter century after its original release, US audiences can finally watch Hideaki Anno’s mecha anime masterpiece in theaters. 

]]> https://hyperallergic.com/900185/the-uneasy-heartbreak-of-hideaki-anno-end-of-evangelion/feed/ 0 900185 Ephraim Asili Suggests a Different Model of Remembrance https://hyperallergic.com/871586/ephraim-asili-suggests-a-different-model-of-remembrance/ https://hyperallergic.com/871586/ephraim-asili-suggests-a-different-model-of-remembrance/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:13:20 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=871586 In his latest project, a three-channel film and accompanying archival documents ruminate on the interplay between historical value and familial intimacy.]]>

In his latest project, a three-channel film and accompanying archival documents ruminate on the interplay between historical value and familial intimacy.

]]> https://hyperallergic.com/871586/ephraim-asili-suggests-a-different-model-of-remembrance/feed/ 0 871586 50 Years Later, Guy Debord Is Still Accurate https://hyperallergic.com/853113/50-years-later-guy-debord-society-of-the-spectacle-is-still-accurate/ https://hyperallergic.com/853113/50-years-later-guy-debord-society-of-the-spectacle-is-still-accurate/#comments Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:19:27 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=853113 A new film adaptation of his 1967 essay “The Society of the Spectacle” reminds us that the revolution must take place within the self first.]]>

A new film adaptation of his 1967 essay “The Society of the Spectacle” reminds us that the revolution must take place within the self first.

]]> https://hyperallergic.com/853113/50-years-later-guy-debord-society-of-the-spectacle-is-still-accurate/feed/ 1 853113 The Faces Behind the Dominican Republic’s High Rates of Teen Pregnancy https://hyperallergic.com/848822/the-faces-behind-the-dominican-republics-high-rates-of-teen-pregnancy/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:32:17 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=848822 Victoria Linares’s docu-fiction hybrid Ramona amplifies the voices of the young women behind the statistics.]]>

Victoria Linares’s docu-fiction hybrid Ramona amplifies the voices of the young women behind the statistics.

]]> 848822 Workers Are Mad as Hell and Won’t Take It Anymore https://hyperallergic.com/827545/sam-claffey-americonned-workers-are-mad-as-hell-and-wont-take-it-anymore/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:15:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=827545 Director Sean Claffey's Americonned foregrounds real stories and the ripple effects that place working-class people in crisis.]]>

Director Sean Claffey's Americonned foregrounds real stories and the ripple effects that place working-class people in crisis.

]]> 827545 Seven Recommended Films From the Dominican Republic https://hyperallergic.com/786879/seven-iconic-films-from-the-dominican-republic/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 21:00:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=786879 Whether documentary, experimental, or somewhere in between, there is no shortage of intriguing Dominican films through which to consider life on the island.]]>

Whether documentary, experimental, or somewhere in between, there is no shortage of intriguing Dominican films through which to consider life on the island.

]]> 786879 Parsley Brings a Haitian-Dominican Massacre to Light https://hyperallergic.com/762105/parsley-brings-a-haitian-dominican-massacre-to-light/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:55:50 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=762105 Director José María Cabral’s intention to bring a horrific history front and center is much needed for a massacre that remains a footnote in Dominican society.]]>

Director José María Cabral’s intention to bring a horrific history front and center is much needed for a massacre that remains a footnote in Dominican society.

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