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  • Pearl’s in Williamsburg, review

Pretend It’s Summer Again: In Trinidad It Always Is—Trini Food at Pearl’s in New York City

Country: Trinidad and Tobago, USA|

A woman-owned place in Williamsburg dishes out bakes, rotis, curry stews and everything that has tamarind, coconut or rum in it by finding new heights for the diverse, flavorful Caribbean cuisine

  • In My Blood It Runs, Maya Newell, movie poster

There Are No Bad Kids, Just Bad Approaches to Them—‘In My Blood It Runs’, dir. Maya Newell, 2019

Country: Arrernte, Australia, Garrwa People|

A stunning documentary about a gifted unruly child decries the imperialist methods of education and punitive discipline in place in Australia. Its subject matter, however, is ubiquitous

  • Pearl’s in Williamsburg, review

Pretend It’s Summer Again: In Trinidad It Always Is—Trini Food at Pearl’s in New York City

Country: Trinidad and Tobago, USA|

A woman-owned place in Williamsburg dishes out bakes, rotis, curry stews and everything that has tamarind, coconut or rum in it by finding new heights for the diverse, flavorful Caribbean cuisine

  • In My Blood It Runs, Maya Newell, movie poster

There Are No Bad Kids, Just Bad Approaches to Them—‘In My Blood It Runs’, dir. Maya Newell, 2019

Country: Arrernte, Australia, Garrwa People|

A stunning documentary about a gifted unruly child decries the imperialist methods of education and punitive discipline in place in Australia. Its subject matter, however, is ubiquitous

  • The Journey of Monalisa, Nicole Costa, movie poster

Poet, Artist, Two-Spirit, Immigrant, Sex Worker, Human—‘The Journey of Monalisa’, dir. Nicole Costa, 2019

Country: Chile, USA|

Filmmaker tracks down her college friend from Chile in New York and creates a portrait of life full of integrity and dignity in circumstances which are not usually considered conventional

  • Do.So, Rolando Renè album cover

Avant-Garde Music, Abstract Art, and Good Friends: ‘Do.So’ by Rolando Renè and ‘Trónco’ by Trónco from Torto Editions, 2019

Country: Canada, Italy|

An Italian music label makes a premiere with two records of experimental music. One is a dramatic showcase of string musicians playing dangerously, another—an immersive easy listening experience

  • People of the Wasteland, Heba Khaled

Modern Technology Meets Archaically Pointless Deaths In the Devastating Frontline Documentary ‘People of the Wasteland,’ dir. Heba Khaled, 2019

Country: Germany, Kurdistan, Syria|

GoPro footage filmed by militants on the frontline of the Syrian War is arranged into an essay on deadly masculinity by female film director, who has lost her home and family members to the conflict

  • Paradise ‘89, Madara Dišlere, movie poster

Film: Growing Pains on the Way to Independent Latvia—‘Paradise ‘89’, dir. Madara Dišlere, 2018

Country: Latvia|

The events of summer 1989, which paved the way for Latvia's independence from the USSR, are seen through the eyes of a precocious 9-year-old girl in this eye candy of a feature film

  • The Journey of Monalisa, Nicole Costa, movie poster

Poet, Artist, Two-Spirit, Immigrant, Sex Worker, Human—‘The Journey of Monalisa’, dir. Nicole Costa, 2019

Country: Chile, USA|

Filmmaker tracks down her college friend from Chile in New York and creates a portrait of life full of integrity and dignity in circumstances which are not usually considered conventional

  • Do.So, Rolando Renè album cover

Avant-Garde Music, Abstract Art, and Good Friends: ‘Do.So’ by Rolando Renè and ‘Trónco’ by Trónco from Torto Editions, 2019

Country: Canada, Italy|

An Italian music label makes a premiere with two records of experimental music. One is a dramatic showcase of string musicians playing dangerously, another—an immersive easy listening experience

From Beslan hostage to hip-hop artist—Indi, ‘Perviy’, 2019

Country: North Ossetia, Russia|

A survivor of the Beslan school siege and chronic illness creates soulful hip-hop about love, faith, and perseverance, blending Moscow moodiness with Caucasus mountains flair

  • Daughters of mujahideen in ‘Before Father Gets Back’, dir. Mari Gulbiani, 2019

Film: Daughters of mujahideen in ‘Before Father Gets Back’, dir. Mari Gulbiani, 2019

Country: France, Georgia, Germany|

An intimate portrait of two girls in a Georgian village who come of age and learn about the beauty of cinema, while their fathers are in Syria fighting for mujahideen groups

  • Fabulous, Audrey Jean-Baptiste, documentary

Film: Fabulous, dir. Audrey Jean-Baptiste, 2019

Country: France, French Guiana|

A transwoman who's made strides in New York and Paris returns to her home country to teach voguing to the locals in a fascinating study of gender and sexuality in French Guiana

AFRICA

  • Laetitia Zonzambe, Sanza Soul, album cover

Music: Laetitia Zonzambe, Sanza Soul, 2017

Country: Canada, Central African Republic|

A singer's resilient voice serves as a reminder that the Central African Republic isn't just about war and poverty, but has quite a cultural heritage that is reimagined for the contemporary audience

  • Plates at La Goulette, Williamsburg, Brooklyn food

Food: Plates at La Goulette, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Country: Tunisia|

Colorful, delicious plates at a small restaurant with some of the best Middle Eastern comfort food in the five boroughs: merguez sausages and falafel that are worth slowing and sitting down for

  • Sara CF de Gouveia, Sound of Masks, movie poster

Film: Sound of Masks, dir. Sara CF de Gouveia, 2018

Country: Mozambique, Portugal, South Africa|

The story of Mozambican independence and the country's postcolonial identity as reflected through the performances of Atanásio Nyusi, a traditional Mapiko dancer

  • Djibril Diop Mambéty, Hyenas movie poster

Film: Hyenas, dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992

Country: Senegal|

Restoration revives anti-neocolonialist film from the Senegalese master Mambéty: human nature is under scrutiny when a billionaire agrees to give money to her struggling hometown—on her terms

ASIA

  • Mogu and Perol, dir. Tsuneo Goda, cartoon poster

Film: Mogu and Perol, dir. Tsuneo Goda, 2018

Country: Japan|

A furry chef discovers that dinner doesn't taste as good when there's no one to share it with, in this adorable short with some of the best-looking stop-motion food from the creator of Domo-kun

  • The Wandering Chef, dir. Hye-Ryeong Park, movie poster

Film: The Wandering Chef, dir. Hye-Ryeong Park, 2018

Country: South Korea|

Chef Jiho Im doesn't discriminate against his ingredients, preparing elaborate dishes from scavenged, rare plants with healing power. But can the medicinal foods heal his soul?

  • Davlatmand Kholov, Abdoussatar Abdoullaev, Tadjikistan. Davlatmand, Art and Folk Music, Music review

Music: Davlatmand Kholov and Abdoussatar Abdoullaev, Tadjikistan. Davlatmand, Art and Folk Music, 1992

Country: Tajikistan|

Music from the mountains of Pamir infused with Sufi mysticism as performed by its master: a testament to the power of Tajik-Persian culture that will entice lovers of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

  • Wen Ren, Last Sunrise, movie poster

Film: Last Sunrise, dir. Wen Ren, 2019

Country: China|

When the sun goes out in the world reliant on solar power, an unlikely team of loner astronomer and bubbly student with hidden issues have to try to survive in this very human debut sci-fi feature

EUROPE

From Beslan hostage to hip-hop artist—Indi, ‘Perviy’, 2019

Country: North Ossetia, Russia|

A survivor of the Beslan school siege and chronic illness creates soulful hip-hop about love, faith, and perseverance, blending Moscow moodiness with Caucasus mountains flair

  • Daughters of mujahideen in ‘Before Father Gets Back’, dir. Mari Gulbiani, 2019

Film: Daughters of mujahideen in ‘Before Father Gets Back’, dir. Mari Gulbiani, 2019

Country: France, Georgia, Germany|

An intimate portrait of two girls in a Georgian village who come of age and learn about the beauty of cinema, while their fathers are in Syria fighting for mujahideen groups

  • Pause, Tonia Mishiali, movie poster

Film: Pause, dir. Tonia Mishiali, 2019

Country: Cyprus, Greece|

Menopause comes to a meek woman with visions of redemption and liberation: will she give in to the avenging force? A darkly funny, infuriating portrayal of one of feminism's less glamorous battles

  • Winter’s Yearning, dir. Sidse Torstholm Larsen Sturla Pilskog, movie poster

Film: Winter’s Yearning, dir. Sidse Torstholm Larsen and Sturla Pilskog, 2019

Country: Denmark, Greenland, Norway|

Portraits of three citizens of a Greenland town waiting to be industrialized become a powerful exploration of the small country's quest for independence in feature debut from Norwegian anthropologists

NORTH AMERICA

  • Seadrift, dir.ector Tim Tsai, 2019

Film: Seadrift, dir. Tim Tsai, 2019

Country: USA, Vietnam|

Documentary inquiry into the obscure event from 1970s Texas that can serve as a teachable moment for contemporary immigration issues in the US and abroad

  • The Chambermaid, Lila Avilés, mocie poster

Film: The Chambermaid, dir. Lila Avilés, 2019

Country: Mexico|

Mexico's nominee for the 2020 Oscars about a young indigenous woman working as a maid at a fancy hotel: a clever, quiet and immersive look at the othering of labor as experienced in the millennial era

  • A Fresh Perspective, dir. Aaron Hosé, movie poster

Film: A Fresh Perspective, dir. Aaron Hosé, 2019

Country: Aruba, USA|

In the economy of craft beer making, which currently enjoys a multibillion boom worldwide, few spaces are occupied by minorities: a documentary short sheds light on how that's changing

  • Night Cleaners, dir. Hanna Nordenswan, movie poster

Film: Night Cleaners, dir. Hanna Nordenswan, 2019

Country: Dominican Republic, Finland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, USA|

A glimpse into the lives of a diverse range of people who take care of NYC's various facilities as after-hours custodians: a fresh take on the labor and immigration narratives from a Finnish filmmaker

OCEANIA

  • The Fafetu, Lakiloko Keakea

Art: Fafetu, The Traditional Crocheted Patterns of Polynesia by Lakiloko Keakea

Country: New Zealand, Tuvalu|

Fierce, otherworldly pieces created by a 71-year old powerhouse of Pacific arts that raise many important questions on assessing art, gender and tradition in the post-colonial space

  • John Pule, artwork

Art: John Pule, Hafata, 2016

Country: New Zealand, Niue|

Leading Pacific Islander artist captures the ambiguity and the splendor of his tiny, magnificent homeland in transformative, deeply spiritual paintings

  • Sergio Mata’u Rapu, Eating Up Easter, movie poster

Film: Eating Up Easter, dir. Sergio Mata’u Rapu, 2018

Country: Chile, Rapa Nui, USA|

Tiny nation in the middle of Pacific Ocean struggles with globalization and plastic pollution, in an illuminating documentary that is both a call to action and a fascinating piece of ethnography

  • Hepi Mita, Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen, movie poster

Film: Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen, dir. Hepi Mita, 2018

Country: Māori, New Zealand|

A loving son's documentary about the legacy and life of his mother Merata Mita, who became a powerhouse of Maori filmmaking and an inspiration to indigenous creators across the world

SOUTH AMERICA

  • Before It’s Too Late, director Leandro Goddinho, movie poster

Film: Before It’s Too Late, dir. Leandro Goddinho, 2019

Country: Brazil|

Staying tender while standing ground: teenage pop idols are drawn to each other at the advent of Bolsonaro's regime and decide to reinvent themselves against his homophobic agenda

  • The Orphan, director Carolina Markowicz, movie poster

Film: The Orphan, dir. Carolina Markowicz, 2018

Country: Brazil|

A sparkly Brazilian child finds he’s better off at an orphanage than with small-minded families in a searing, necessary study of the trauma that adoption can wreak on queer kids

  • Surinamese Artist John Lie A Fo, art painting

The Fantastic Worlds Hiding in the Jungle: the Works of Surinamese Artist John Lie A Fo

Country: French Guiana, Netherlands, Suriname|

An artist whose body of work is as magnificent and as manifold as the demographics and biodiversity of Suriname itself: living proof that curiosity and restlessness are vital to creative fulfillment

Art: The Twisted Socio-Political Oil Paintings of Fidel Fernández

Country: Paraguay|

A young self-taught artist creates grotesque, elaborate paintings depicting rural life in Paraguay, rich in biting observations, sharp political commentary, and invigorating humor

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