Laura Poitras’ [My Country, My Country and The Oath] latest film, Citizenfour, is not simply a story of Edward Snowden leaking Nsa documents or a polemic on the validity of state surveillance. It is surely those things, but more basically it is a document of our times. It depicts the current processes, tactics and risks of a certain form of adversarial journalism, of the current powers of information and secrecy in our culture and of the personal stakes one must assume to confront state power. It is a thrilling and anxious portrait that presents mundane moments alongside the exhilarating, confounding and frustrating ones. >> - Sean Uyehara...
- 10/24/2014
- Keyframe
Laura Poitras’ [My Country, My Country and The Oath] latest film, Citizenfour, is not simply a story of Edward Snowden leaking Nsa documents or a polemic on the validity of state surveillance. It is surely those things, but more basically it is a document of our times. It depicts the current processes, tactics and risks of a certain form of adversarial journalism, of the current powers of information and secrecy in our culture and of the personal stakes one must assume to confront state power. It is a thrilling and anxious portrait that presents mundane moments alongside the exhilarating, confounding and frustrating ones. >> - Sean Uyehara...
- 10/24/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
The 5th annual Oakland Underground Film Festival, which runs this year on Sept. 25-29, features their usual mix of socially and politically relevant films, challenging genre fare and loads of short films.
The fest opens on the 25th with two provocative documentaries. First up is Tia Lessin and Carl Deal’s Citizen Koch, which shines a spotlight on the behind-the-scenes machinations of the billionaire Koch brothers who have greatly influenced modern politics. (Citizen Koch is also screening for free, which you can RSVP for on the Oakuff website.) Also on the 25th is a profile of Riot Grrrl icon Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer, directed by Sini Anderson.
Other films in the fest include the martial arts action romp Death Grip by Eric Jacobius; the anti-bullying drama The Dirties by Matt Johnson; the quirky family shenanigans of Toastmaster by Eric Boadella; and the Closing Night lyrical documentary about life on the U.
The fest opens on the 25th with two provocative documentaries. First up is Tia Lessin and Carl Deal’s Citizen Koch, which shines a spotlight on the behind-the-scenes machinations of the billionaire Koch brothers who have greatly influenced modern politics. (Citizen Koch is also screening for free, which you can RSVP for on the Oakuff website.) Also on the 25th is a profile of Riot Grrrl icon Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer, directed by Sini Anderson.
Other films in the fest include the martial arts action romp Death Grip by Eric Jacobius; the anti-bullying drama The Dirties by Matt Johnson; the quirky family shenanigans of Toastmaster by Eric Boadella; and the Closing Night lyrical documentary about life on the U.
- 9/24/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The first screening of the first full day of the San Francisco International Film Festival: Fernando Trueba's "The Artist and the Model," set in France in 1944, starring the irresistible duo of Jean Rochefort and Claudia Cardinale. I manage to find myself in a good seat, $4 cup o' Kabuki coffee clutched in my hand, and delicious sustenance from the fabulous Nijiya Market, located exactly in-between the two theaters on Post Street in Japantown where most of the festival unspools, secreted in my tote bag, having successfully negotiated the Bay Bridge and found a decent free parking space. Perfection! Except they can't get the Dcp to work. Programmer Sean Uyehara patiently explains to us that along with the digital cinema package, they're sent a digital key that will only unlock the print half-an-hour before it's scheduled to play. Which is when they discovered that the subtitles were out of synch. So they've requested a new key,...
- 4/30/2013
- by Meredith Brody
- Thompson on Hollywood
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