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Abby Sun

Film Comment Recommends: Rock Bottom Riser

By Abby Sun
March 7, 2022
Hot rocks: Fern Silva’s multifaceted, immersive essay film takes the legacy of colonialism in Hawai’i as a jumping-off point

Giving Time: Amos Vogel and the Legacy of Cinema 16

By Abby Sun
November 15, 2021
“The ‘gatekeeper’—i.e. myself”: Sun examines the legacy of Vogel’s Cinema 16 and reflects its implications for subversive film programming today

The Big Screen: Genesis

By Abby Sun
August 29, 2019
The actual effect of watching Genesis is a bit like whiplash, as the film switches between three different storylines

The Big Screen: Ash Is Purest White

By Abby Sun
March 14, 2019
Jia Zhangke's latest, in theaters March 15, is a thankful return to the director's strengths

Eat Me

By Abby Sun
September 4, 2018
In Caniba, close encounters with a cannibal and his brother lead filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor into new realms of power, fear, and desire

Festivals: Taiwan

By Abby Sun
June 19, 2018
Family affairs: the Taiwan International Documentary Festival speaks loud and clear on its 20th anniversary