Third Cinema today

by Dena Kopolovich Screenshots from How to Grow Plants in Prison, Hito Steyerl My research is an intentional mess of thoughts and ideally, I’d like it to keep evolving. This semester, I latched onto Hito Steyerl’s essay “In Free Fall: … Read More

by Kiara Holley The essence of spirit extends religion; for religion is rigid while spirit is fluid. As an African American, I can testify to the importance of spirit within and across the diaspora. Nature provides solace, music heals, and … Read More

by Sara Carter Conley How do you make Third Cinema from within the empire of capitalism? How do you make Third Cinema when, today, mainstream studios and distributors have co-opted many of the methods, themes and techniques that originated out … Read More

by J. Shane   Over the past seven years, the media landscape has seen a boom in podcasting. What was once a marginal means of content distribution has become recognized as a lucrative investment opportunity; large and dedicated audience potential, … Read More

by Fahim Hamid For independent South Asian artists who struggle to find platforms for their work, one would think that the age of streaming would make it easier than ever before for all artists to find their audience and distribute … Read More

by Crystal Noelle Rand Purpose statement: This project idea was born out of a self-actualizing transformation of my own individual power after bouts of feeling estranged from my own community/family. I recognized that feeling powerless can cause a form of … Read More

by Robyn Duncan   In 1947, as an attempt at an artistic renaissance post-WWII, an international festival of the arts was planned in Edinburgh. Several hoity-toity ballets, orchestras, and opera companies were invited to perform, yet poorly funded but thriving … Read More

by Fredgy Noël This video essay focuses on the concept of Do It With Others filmmaking. In an industry focused on financing mainstream films with big budgets, independent filmmakers are not guaranteed distribution deals. In 2010, Ava Duvernay organized a … Read More

by Nate Dorr     Political subtexts are common enough in science fictional first cinema. But first cinema is foremost a product to be consumed. All its elements, whatever their apparent values, become subordinated to this purpose. Ideas, then, risk … Read More

by mega(n) daalder “Our eyes have grown. / White people see Black people / Hawks see Doves / Poor people see President Nixon / Fat people see hunger / Hungry people see food / Everybody sees Chicago / Soldiers see … Read More