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

A Conversation with Sebastian Diaz & Bryan Chang about Meerkat Media Collective

https://vimeo.com/1085836362/c7058ba704?ts=0&share=copyby I wanted to research film collectives because I would love to be a part of one. Film sets and production companies in the US often reproduce colonial structures with oppressive hierarchies. Film collectives can be a way to decolonize … Read More

The Problem with Participatory Video

by Diane Lenertz After watching Mosquita y Mari, I became interested in the methodologies that director Aurora Guerrero employed in making the film. To fund the film, Guerrero raised $115,000 in individual donations on Kickstarter. She then developed an internship … Read More

MeansTV: an Antidote to the OTT Hellscape

by Luke Popadics This is my working script for my video essay. Obviously right now it’s just a blog post. I think I’d want to interview max again, and I’ve got an interview planned with Michael T. Workman, the director … Read More

Uzbek Cinema in Conversation with the Third Cinema Movement

by Nathan Taubkin Uzbek Cinema in Conversation with the Third Cinema Movement Uzbekistan’s film industry is underrepresented on the world stage, despite having a rich history of filmmaking. In the context of operating under a post-Soviet colonialist society, Uzbek Cinema … Read More

Funding and Distribution Guide for South Asian Independent Filmmakers

by Junaid Arif As a Pakistani independent filmmaker navigating a landscape where local cinema culture is steadily diminishing due to socioeconomic constraints and limited infrastructure, I recognize the challenges of screening arthouse films within Pakistan. With multiplexes catering primarily to … Read More

What is the White Saviorism Complex?

by Júnia Caldeira Simão I am half Portuguese and half Lebanese. But maybe I should say half colonizer and half refugee. I was born and raised in Brazil, the biggest country of South America and also one of the worst … Read More

CINEMA NOVO, SOCIAL DISPARITY AND THE FUTURE OF THE CINEMA IN BRAZIL

by Camila Eiras Marchon My research departs from the revolutionary Cinema Novo movement in Brazil during the military dictatorship from 1964 until 1985, when there was an atmosphere of industrialization and modernization in the country, which demanded a variety of … Read More

The Role of Third Cinema Practices in a Fracked America

 by Prisca Edwards “In Pennsylvania, we are also blessed with an abundance of natural resources: gas, timber, coal, sun, wind, fresh water, open spaces, agricultural land, beautiful scenery, and an opportune location that made us the Keystone State… To fulfill … Read More