Film & Documentary
April 20, 2020 Letter from the editor: Like many film festivals, Toronto's Images Festival live-streamed its program this year because of COVID-19. Hyperallergic was on the beat with an interview with rising video essayist Chloé Galibert-Laîné and coverage of Ayo Akingbade's trilogy on public housing in London.
We also have considerations of a revered Czech horror filmmaker, a modern thriller of domestic dread, and the irritating sameness of true crime television. Keep staying safe! Hopefully we'll see you at the movies again soon. Series like Tiger King, Making a Murderer, and more have become huge hits thanks to their engrossing stories. But the way they present these stories leaves much to be desired. Dan Schindel Screening as part of Images Festival, Ayo Akingbade’s trilogy No News Today offers an incisive glimpse at the British Nigerian filmmaker’s hometown. Dessane Lopez Cassell A one-location movie tills fertile thematic ground for auteurs, celebrities, and ordinary people who explore facets of being alone through film and video — the subtle distinctions between solitude, loneliness, isolation, confinement, paranoia, and sanctuary. Dan Schindel Ahead of Galibert-Laîné’s debut at Images Festival, she talks to Hyperallergic about making video essays solely with a computer. Dan Schindel Check out video essays and shorts about making terrariums, the history of the Seattle Mariners, and more. Dan Schindel Other highlights include a queer crime film from the directors The Matrix, a masterpiece of found footage from the Silent Era, and more. Dan Schindel The contemporary home invasion genre might seem pessimistic about personal action, but it reflects growing frustration with a system geared toward the privileged 1%. Natalie Stendall Field of Vision, Topic, and American Documentary are some of the businesses and nonprofits launching funds to aid workers in the field. Dan Schindel On the anniversary of his passing, Herz’s films remain the gold standard of what horror cinema can achieve. Soham Gadre The streaming platform has added new documentaries about artists, joining its existing collection of films on Pina Bausch, Roy DeCarava, and others. Dan Schindel Support independent arts reporting
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