The Indypendent
Film
Breaking with Zionism: A Matter of Conscience
A new movie by two young Jewish-American directors looks at how their generation is challenging Israel like never before.
Movie Review: Roadmap to Apartheid Explores Parallels between South Africa and Israel
This 2012 documentary has become a go-to source for understanding the root causes of the Palestine-Israel conflict.
Slammed by a Wave of Protest, Hunter College Reverses Israel Movie Cancellation
A film that explores young Jewish Americans’ disenchantment with Israel becomes the center of a campus controversy.
Sci-Fi Short Film Interprets How Mass Incarceration Affects the Black Family
Some Kind of Heavenly Fire takes place in Detroit amid the prolific northeast blackout of 2003.
The Singular Victim of the Atomic Bomb: Oppenheimer Sanitizes History
Christopher Nolan’s new film, Oppenheimer, successfully dramatizes a Pulitzer-Prize winning biography but downplays the destruction unleashed by its protagonist.
New Film on Statue Controversies Is a Monumental Achievement
Stonebreakers is effective not only because it packs a powerful punch, but because it elevates the nuances of the issue.
Girls Be Heard: High School Debate Teams Aren’t the All-male Bastions They Used To Be
But sexist assumptions still hobble even the best-prepared female participants.
An Interview with Filmmaker Astro Rys
Get rid of Hollywood, says the director whose films combine bravura left-wing politics with constant, raw art.
Hollywood does not honor the full range of Black directors’ artistic vision.