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
Palestinian and German Co-Production: A Case Study
by Kylie Conner-Sax The following site is a guide to the history of Palestinian and German cinematic co-production, beginning with the formation of the PFU in Beirut and DEFA in East Germany and ending in the present day. I selected … 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
The Abandonment of Marx is the Abandonment of Militancy
by Alberto Oliart There is a current in academic thought which attributes to Marx a eurocentric and teleological view of history. From this premise, it is understood that there are conceptual limits to Marxism which must be addressed, and a … 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 Literary Circles, Avant-Garde Movements, and Political Consciousness Sited in the Colonial Metropoles
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