Learning from Third Cinema
by Rebecca Myles In choosing the course Third Cinema I wanted to understand what was revolutionary political practice documentary work and how the work was accomplished when the traditional avenues of support were not available or chosen. Through this study … Read More
Remaining Relevant: Manhattan Churches Screen Palestinian Cinema
by S.D. On Friday, April 17, 2026, the St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church on the Upper West Side hosted a Palestinian Youth Choir concert, entitled Until Every Prisoner is Free: Soundtrack of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Struggle. The … Read More
Education and Cinema for Liberation and Youth Media Programs in NYC
Video and Text by Eleanor Galloway I was interested in exploring what film and media tools are available to young people in New York City and whether it is possible to carry a Third Cinema ethos into these spaces. I … Read More
Unsettling Memory Industries & Learning from Nhà Sàn Collective
by Vi Tuong Bui Lotus in the Sea of Fire Two weeks ago there was a fire at my apartment building. When the FDNY was banging on our door yelling to evacuate, my roommate yelled from across the apartment for … Read More
Third Cinema & Bushwick (& beyond!)
by ingrid romero Credit: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex Conference April 30-May 1, 2004, UC Santa Barbara INCITE! Feminists of Color Against Violence Panel 3: Alternatives to the Non-Profit Model Why does Third Cinema … Read More
Conspectus of Third Cinema/Post-Colonial Positionalities in Relation to European Literary Circles and Political Consciousness
George Mürer The world is often articulated in terms of incomplete binaries: the sacred and the profane; the natural world and the manmade world; the spirit world and the physical world; the human and the non-human; male and female; Christendom … Read More
Rethinking Film Distribution for Indigenous filmmakers in Nepal
by Samrat Silwal Nepali Cinema, since its inception, has been overwhelmingly dominated by upper-caste (mostly Bahun-Chettri) viewpoints. This control is not accidental but accurately exposes the power structures of Nepal’s cultural and political institutions, which have historically disregarded Indigenous voices. … Read More
LONG LASTING SHORT FILMS
On how the short film as a creative genre unto itself can serve to decolonize the media landscape, focusing particularly on Black cinema of recent years. Cultivating a better understanding on the short film as a distinct art form. Advocating … Read More
Public Projection as Historical Continuum
by Elisheva Engel Through violent processes of colonization and gentrification places often lose their historical nature, divorcing people from the past. Architectural movements like brutalism ushered in an ahistorical way of experiencing a space by washing away its character, stories, … Read More
Film clubs, audiences and communitary production as Third Cinema.
The Legacy of Third Cinema Third Cinema has served a crucial role in consolidating a tradition of political and militant cinema, especially during its first wave in Latin America, and remains important in decolonization history. The original writings from the … Read More