Byzance uses a text by Stefan Zweig to describe the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453. Before he turned to feature filmmaking in 1968 with Naked Childhood, Pialat worked on a series of short films, many of them financed by French television. Byzance is one of Pialat’s six Turkish shorts.
Alongside A Drowning Man, I Signed The Petition, 3 Logical Exits, and A World Not Ours, A Man Returned continues to paint a realistic portrait of the Refugee Crisis that eschews the Western gaze and stereotype. These are real portraits painted by a director with lived experience, cultural connection and an amazing eye for visuals.
It: Welcome to Derry proves you can have rich representation, real humanity, and still fully enjoy Pennywise terrifying kids in sewers.
This Japanese Anime movie is about Kanna, a young girl who sets on a quest across Japan to discover her true identity.
Court TV shows offer uncritical eyes on the systemic inequalities of the legal world.
A smashing sequel to the first Sonic the Hedgehog film that also brings back elements from the popular video game series.
This Disney Pixar movie is based on the elements air, fire, water, and earth.
