Many of us have come across Girl Scout cookies at some point in our lives. But what happens behind the scenes as these girls try to sell these cookies and shape their futures? Director Alysa Nahmias (Art By Krimes) premiered […]
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Modern Whore, which world-premiered at TIFF, is the latest sex work destigmatizing project in an unusual multiyear collaboration between director Nicole Bazuin and the hybrid doc’s co-writer and star Andrea Werhun (who also served as a consultant on EP Sean Baker’s Anora). […]
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(The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival runs May 7-17th in and around Seattle. Check out Jessica Baxter’s The Life We Leave movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Since its inception […]
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Following her Oscar-nominated documentary Fire of Love, Sara Dosa returned to the Sundance Film Festival this year for her newest documentary, which captures the toll global warming is taking on Arctic regions. Time and Water documents the life of Icelandic […]
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(Check out Chris Reed’s The Last One for the Road movie review, it’s in theaters now! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Last One for the Road, from Italian director Francesco Sossai (Other Cannibals), is a […]
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In the Blink of an Eye is a science fiction drama that asks what connects us across the vast expanse of time. Directed by two-time Academy Award winner Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL-E) and written by Colby Day (Spaceman), the […]
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(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival ran March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Thanks for Nothing movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In her debut feature, Thanks for Nothing, […]
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(Check out Jonathan Marlow’s A Body to Live In, it hits Blu-ray May 26. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “Body is the door to Spirit” What is a body (and to what extent can a body […]
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Some filmmakers are known for their documentary works. Others for their narrative films. Still others—the better filmmakers (for me), generally—do not fit comfortably into either category. Or any category whatsoever. Poet / artist / filmmaker Lynne Sachs is one of […]
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The Museum of the Moving Image’s First Look Festival returns for its 13th edition. Showcasing some of this year’s exciting new voices in American and international cinema, this year’s edition will introduce New York audiences to eclectic, innovative works from […]
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