Fog lights: the beloved Colombia, Missouri festival returned to cinemas with a varied lineup of nonfiction works, including standouts Riotsville, USA, Brotherhood, 2nd Chance, and more
Eyes and ears: the directors of We Met in Virtual Reality and I Didn't See You There join for a special live conversation about how documentaries make and unmake our ways of seeing
In my room: while the big-name titles were relatively modest, there was nothing small about more formally expansive films like Dry Ground Burning and Jet Lag
First we take Manhattan: Jessica Kiang and Edo Choi join to discuss and debate festival highlights, including Claire Denis’s Fire, Bertrand Bonello’s Coma, Ulrich Seidl’s Rimini and more
Light touches: this year’s slate was dotted with life-affirming standouts like Claire Denis’s Fire, Mikhaël Hers’s The Passengers of the Night, and more
Cross the breeze: as this year’s selection demonstrated, Rotterdam’s main competition slate stands as arguably the foremost platform for adventurous new talent on the international festival circuit
Catch the drift: though many films seemed to be chasing the success of Get Out, a number of excellent fiction features at this year’s festival played by their own rules
Fresh perspective: the nonfiction lineup ran the gamut from the exploitative provocation of Jihad Rehab to the genuinely moving uplift of jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Wheel's on fire: Abby Sun and Violet Lucca join to discuss the festival that was, including standout films We Met in Virtual Reality, Dos Estaciones, I Didn’t See You There, and more
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