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TheyDream Review: All in the Family, Re-Animated

by Pat Mullen
January 28, 2026
Reviews/Sundance

One family's story fuels a lifetime of memories and animated remembrances in TheyDream, William D. Caballero's loving ode to those who raised him.

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Alex Odeh, Norma Odeh and Helena Odeh appear in Who Killed Alex Odeh? by Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. | Photo by Helki Frantzen. Courtesy of Sundance Institute |

Who Killed Alex Odeh? Review: Cold Case Captures Cultural Stagnation

by Pat Mullen
January 28, 2026
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The 1985 assassination of a Palestinian American activist triggers a deeper exploration of a history of racism inWho Killed Alex Odeh?

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Dr. Clarence B Jones appears in The Baddest Speechwriter of All by Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Brandon Somerhalder.

The Baddest Speechwriter of All Leads Sundance Shorts Winners

by Pat Mullen
January 28, 2026
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The Baddest Speechwriter of All by Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry wins the Short Film Grand Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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Silenced Review: When #MeToo Faces the Litigious Masses

by Pat Mullen
January 27, 2026
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The stories of women who spoke up during #MeToo and then faced reprisals for seeking justice fuel Silenced, a somewhat messy, but compelling documentary.

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Árni Kjartansson sits overlooking a glacier in Iceland. | Courtesy of Andri Snær Magnason

Sara Dosa on Time and Water and Exploring Environmental Memory

by Pat Mullen
January 27, 2026
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Time and Water's Sara Dosa explores the life and death of glaciers.

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How American Doctor Spotlights Personal and Collective Action in Gaza

by Pat Mullen
January 27, 2026
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Poh Si Teng talks American Doctor and urgent humanitarian efforts for Gaza.

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Ghost in the Machine Review: AI Doc Is the Film for Our Age

by Jason Gorber
January 26, 2026
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The pros and cons of artificial intelligence fuel Valerie Veatch's heady documentary Ghost in the Machine about today's hot topic.

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Sitting (left to right): Thomas Harvey, William Patterson, John Henrik Clarke, Mrs. J.B Matthews, Louise Patterson. Standing (left to right): Ernest Chrichlow, Romare Bearden, Ida Mae Cullen. Photo taken in 1972. Credit: Bruce Stanford. Courtesy: William Greaves Productions

Once Upon a Time in Harlem Review: Greaves’ Long-Awaited Documentary Renaissance

by Jason Gorber
January 26, 2026
Reviews/Sundance

William Greaves' long-awaited Once Upon a Time in Harlem gathers luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance for an in-depth conversation about Black life, art, and culture.

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To Hold a Mountain Review: Stirring Feminist Fable Meets Picturesque Pastoralism

by Pat Mullen
January 26, 2026
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A mother and daughter working on a farm in Montenegro’s Sinjajevina plateau fuel To Hold a Mountain and its quietly moving feminist tale of strength and resistance.

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Birds of War Review: Love Birds Take Flight Amid Winds of Conflict

by Courtney Small
January 26, 2026
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In Birds of War, journalists Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak chart their journey from colleagues to love birds while covering the war in Syria.

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