The Secret Reading Club of Kabul Review: The Anne Frank Story As It Plays Out Today
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul brings three young women together to read the diary of Anne Frank and consider their situation in Afghanistan.
Maintenance Artist Review: The Fine Art of Manual Labour
The career of Mierle Laderman Ukeles, longtime (and only) artist in residence at New York's Department of Sanitation, receives a fun appraisal in Maintenance Artist.
House of Hope Review: Teaching Positivity Under Occupation
House of Hope is a soulful film that tracks a Waldorf school on the West Bank trying to stay true to its values.
Ceremony Review: A River Runs Through It
Members of the Nuxalk Nation work to restore the ooligan population and find parallels between the fish's disappearance and the region's colonial history in Ceremony.
A Fox Under a Pink Moon Review: Art Provides Escape in Compelling Migration Tale
Afghan refugee Soraya Akhalaghi captures her story on her iPhone in A Fox Under a Pink Moon as she tries to flee Iran and finds an outlet in the creative process.
Black Zombie Review: A Fascinating History of the Zombie
In a post-Sinners landscape, Black Zombie offers an excellent excavation of a horror genre's specific roots in place and culture.
təm kʷaθ nan Namesake Review: Reconciliation Is More than a Word
Members of the Tla’amin First Nation and voices in the settler community join forces in a campaign over naming rights in təm kʷaθ nan Namesake.
Gimme Truth Review: The Truth Is Out There — Like, Really Out There
Gimme Truth explores the traumas and beliefs that lead people to become conspiracists--while letting the audiences make up their own minds.
In Tyee Country Review: A Fish Story with a Peculiar Weight
The passions and idiosyncrasies of a B.C. Chinook salmon fishing club face a reckoning in In Tyee Country when the requisite 30-pounders for membership face short supply.
The 49th Year Review: A Prisoner to Its Own Gaze
The 49th Year begins with promise, but ultimately unfolds as an inert conceptual portrait of a Japanese political prisoner that juxtaposes personal letters with atmospheric exteriors