Sign up for the Film Comment Letter today to get original film writing delivered to your inbox every week! >>

Published by Film at Lincoln Center

Festivals

ND/NF Interview: Federico Veiroj

By José Teodoro
March 15, 2016
Doubts and murmurs: the director of The Apostate talks about his own religious upbringing and the similarities between the Catholic church and NSA

Night Shift

By Laura Kern
March 3, 2016
At Sundance, the old hiding places for fresh work came up short

Sundance Dispatch #4

By Eugene Hernandez
February 1, 2016
At the festival's close, a look at three exemplary documentary competition films that fused fiction and nonfiction techniques

Sundance Dispatch #3

By Eugene Hernandez
January 29, 2016
On the personal and powerful stories at the heart of Little Men, Cameraperson, and Kiki

Sundance Dispatch #2

By Eugene Hernandez
January 28, 2016
On The Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker's vital film about slave rebellion leader Nat Turner—and the industry's record-setting response

Sundance Dispatch #1

By Eugene Hernandez
January 25, 2016
History lessons: taking note of the early standouts—and a beloved inspiration behind the scenes—at the long-running showcase for American independent film

Sundance 2016 Preview

By Amy Taubin
January 21, 2016
Our indefatigable correspondent scopes out the competition (and other sections) in this year’s lineup

New York Jewish Film Festival 2016: Interviews

By Matt Morrison
January 13, 2016
Amos Gitai on Rabin, The Last Day, Yared Zeleke on Lamb, Ethiopia's first Cannes entry, and the found sound of Hot Sugar’s Cold World

Festivals: Thessaloniki

By Laura Kern
December 9, 2015
Unlikely and morally gray protagonists came into the fore at this year's egalitarian, enthusiastically attended fest

Locarno 2015: Wandering Voices

By Clara Miranda Scherffig
December 4, 2015
On the occasion of Art Basel Miami, a look back at the Art Basel program at the Locarno Film Festival, with work by Shirin Neshat and others