CAPITALISM

A Displaced Child Prodigy’s Imagination Offers Ideas For Our Collective Future—‘Anbessa’, dir. Mo Scarpelli, 2019

November 15th, 2020|Country: Ethiopia, Italy, USA|

Urban development in Addis-Ababa and humanity’s race for progress are explored through the eyes of a curious, talented ten-year-old boy living in a hut in the shadow of shiny new condominiums

The Exhausting Reality of Being on the Vanguard in the Fight for Trans and Sex Worker Rights in Brazil—‘Indianara’, dir. Marcelo Barbosa & Aude Chevalier-Beaumel, 2019

October 1st, 2020|Country: Brazil|

A consummate portrait of Brazilian organizer Indianara follows her through joy and pain, rites of passages, and a tense fight for the respect, inclusion, and protection of which her community is constantly robbed

An Enlightening Journey to the Heart of Mezcal and Tequila Production—‘Agave: The Spirit of a Nation’, dir. Nick Kovacic & Matthew Riggieri, 2018

September 27th, 2020|Country: Mexico, USA|

Through portraits of three distillers and a thorough exploration of their process, this gorgeous documentary shows the role of mezca in Mexico’s economy, society, and environmental landscape

A Searing, Claustrophobic Portrait of Family Homelessness in Ireland—’Rosie’, dir. Paddy Breathnach, 2018

September 20th, 2020|Country: Ireland|

Based on a screenplay by Roddy Doyle, this film is as relevant as ever in the times of COVID economy and focuses on the hidden homelessness where families with kids are left without shelter

Land, Labor and Alienation in Gentrifying Istanbul—‘Saf’, dir. Ali Vatansever, 2018

August 18th, 2020|Country: Germany, Romania, Turkey|

Migrant and local workers compete for jobs, as the urban sprawl overtakes the neighborhoods: a searing second feature centered around a young couple, where the husband suddenly goes missing

The Songs and Sorrows of São Paulo’s ‘Crack Land’—‘Let It Burn’, dir. Maíra Bühler, 2019

July 30th, 2020|Country: Brazil|

Tender documentary set in a recovery project for homeless crack users shows that longing, loneliness and lack of perspectives are just as hard to overcome as substance dependence

Small Business Owner Against the City Authorities in Pre-Epidemic Wuhan—‘City Dream’, dir. Weijun Chen, 2019

July 28th, 2020|Country: China|

A close look at the law enforcement systems in the Chinese city of Wuhan through the story of a street vendor who decides to battle gentrification in a very flamboyant fashion

A Senegalese Village, Swiss Drama and a Masterful Critique of Globalization From Senegal’s Finest Filmmaker—’Hyenas’, dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992

July 21st, 2020|Country: France, Italy, Netherlands, Senegal, Switzerland, United Kingdom|

An anti-neocolonialist gem from legendary Mambéty: human nature and capitalist indoctrination are under scrutiny when a billionaire agrees to give money to her struggling hometown—on her terms

Worker Exploitation and Misogyny: Where the Real Looting Happens in the Retail Industry—’Made in Bangladesh’, dir. Rubaiyat Hossain, 2019

July 13th, 2020|Country: Bangladesh, Denmark, France, Portugal|

A sizzling drama about a feminist uprising and union organizing at a garment factory in Dhaka puts the necessary spotlight on the exploitation of labor of which many consumers remain oblivious

On the Fourth of July, It’s Time to Consider What America Is About, So Here’s Some More Political Art From New York’s SoHo

July 3rd, 2020|Country: USA|

We come back to SoHo once more because the artists’ creativity in the neighborhood is still out of control, and they have a lot to say about independence, equality, and justice

A Grieving Family, A Cryogenically Frozen Toddler and a Death, Postponed— ‘Hope Frozen’, dir. Pailin Wedel, 2018

June 21st, 2020|Country: Thailand, USA|

When a father’s attempts to stop his young daughter’s terminal cancer fail, he persuades the family to look into cryonics so that the girl could have another chance at life in the remote future

See SoHo Full of Art, as Creators Continue to Counter Racism and Injustice

June 19th, 2020|Country: USA|

Our latest collection of Black Lives Matter art from the streets of SoHo is the richest yet: rush to see it before stores take the boards down

Happy Juneteenth From the Streets of SoHo Overtaken by Artists

June 18th, 2020|Country: USA|

The day when American slavery officially ended is the perfect occasion to enjoy some Black Lives Matter murals from New York City: celebrate freedom with art

Explore the Works of Art Appearing in SoHo Amidst Black Lives Matter Protests

June 17th, 2020|Country: USA|

If you can’t go and see the Black Lives Matter-inspired protest art in New York City’ SoHo for yourself, Supamodu is here with a selection of the best murals by established and up-and-coming artists

‘The Legal’ versus ‘The Moral’; The Plight of the Family in Contemporary Japan —’Shoplifters,’ dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2018

June 2nd, 2020|Country: Japan|

Facing crippling poverty, one family’s attempt to survive may be emblematic of wider societal problems plaguing a Japan that’s in a deep economic recession

Balkan Beats and Battle Hymns—Dubioza Kolektiv, ‘#fakenews,’ 2020

May 3rd, 2020|Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina|

A Bosnian band with firm positions on civil rights and intellectual property and a fluid approach to genre has a song for every political issue you may care about

Money, Madness, and Mysteries of Outlaw Capitalism—‘My Father the Banker’, dir. Ieva Ozoliņa, 2015

April 30th, 2020|Country: Latvia, Malaysia|

A daughter’s search for her father who disappeared without a trace after enjoying a high roller life in the 90s becomes a window into the bizarre landscape of post-Soviet Latvia

The Other Pandemic—‘Bedlam’, dir. Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, 2019

April 1st, 2020|Country: USA|

An unflinching look at the mental illness health crisis that is ravaging the United States in a documentary made by a practicing psychiatrist who has encountered mental illness in his private life

The Great Black British Artist and the Fruit of Her Toils—Lubaina Himid

March 24th, 2020|Country: Comoros, Tanzania, United Kingdom|

A tireless scholar of the intersection of black identity and labor, visual artist Lubaina Himid creates work that has a lot to teach us about separating the self from production in the current moment

An Intriguing Look Into France’s Labor Dynamics in Winemaking Documentary—‘Vas-y Coupe!’, dir. Laura Naylor, 2019

March 12th, 2020|Country: France, USA|

A winemaking family, seasonal laborers and grapes blighted by a fungus in this rigorous documentary that offers an outsider's exploration of the grind that goes into each glass of wine

Artist From Dominica Explores the Onslaught of Discarded Clothing on the Planet—Pauline Marcelle’s ‘Bend Down Boutique’

March 8th, 2020|Country: Austria, Dominica|

Striking artworks bring attention to the untraced aspects of garment recycling and examine the oft-ignored class, racial and cultural implications of global pollution

Chasing the Ambulance—‘Midnight Family’, dir. Luke Lorentzen, 2019

March 4th, 2020|Country: Mexico, USA|

A timely, gripping documentary about a Mexican family running a private ambulance unwraps into a thrilling, universal narrative on the dangers that capitalism inflicts upon healthcare

Love in the Time of Capitalism and Migration—‘Atlantics’, dir. Mati Diop, 2019

March 2nd, 2020|Country: Belgium, France, Senegal|

The scion of Senegal's leading family of creators and her dark fairytale about love and justice for the working class that just might kick off a new Renaissance in the country's filmmaking industry

Nothing Great About Great Britain: Alienation by Belonging in Zia Haider Rahman’s ‘In the Light of What We Know’, 2014

January 13th, 2020|Country: Bangladesh, United Kingdom|

A debut novel about a man trying to find acceptance despite the class and race separations is dense with thoughts and revelations, steeped in ice-cold loneliness—an outsider's usual bedfellow

A Shattered Polish Factory Is Resurrected in a Multidisciplinary Performance—‘Symphony of the Ursus Factory’, dir. Jasmina Wojcik, 2018

January 12th, 2020|Country: Poland|

Former workers of Poland's manufacturing giant are asked to reinterpret their labor rituals through dance and music in a visceral body of analytical work from Poland's finest young artists

Abkhazia	Congo-Brazzaville	Indonesia	New Zealand	Spain
Afghanistan	Costa Rica	Iran	Nicaragua	Sri Lanka
Albania	Côte d’Ivoire	Iraq	Niger	Sudan
Algeria	Croatia	Ireland	Nigeria	Suriname
Andorra	Cuba	Israel	Niue	Sweden
Angola	Cyprus	Italy	North Korea	Switzerland
Antigua-and-Barbuda	Czech Republic	Iwaidja People	North Ossetia	Syria
Argentina	Dagestan	Jamaica	Norway	Taiwan
Armenia	Denmark	Japan	Oman	Tajikistan
Arrernte	Dominica	Jordan	Pakistan	Tamil Nadu
Aruba	Dominican Republic	Kanak People	Palestine	Tanzania
Australia	DR Congo	Karelia	Panama	Tatarstan
Austria	Dunghutti People	Kashmir	Papua New Guinea	Thailand
Azerbaijan	Ecuador	Kazakhstan	Paraguay	Tibet
Bahamas	Eelam Tamil	Kenya	Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians	Timor-Leste
Bahrain	Egypt	Kosovo	Peru	Tiwi Islands
Balochistan	El Salvador	Kurdistan	Philippines	Togo
Bangladesh	Estonia	Kyrgyzstan	Poland	Tonga
Barbados	Eswatini	Laos	Portugal	Torres Strait Islands
Bashkortostan	Ethiopia	Latvia	Puerto Rico	Transnistria
Belarus	Faroe Islands	Lebanon	Qatar	Trinidad and Tobago
Belgium	Fiji	Liberia	Rapa Nui	Tunisia
Belize	Finland	Libya	Reunion	Turkey
Benin	France	Lithuania	Roma	Turkmenistan
Bermuda	French Guiana	Luxembourg	Romania	Tuvalu
Bhutan	Gabon	Macedonia	Russia	Uganda
Biripi People	Gambia	Madagascar	Rwanda	Ukraine
Bolivia	Garifuna Nation	Malak Malak People	Saint Kitts and Nevis	United Kingdom
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Garrwa People	Malawi	Saint Lucia	Uruguay
Botswana	Georgia	Malaysia	Saint Vincent and The Grenadines	USA
Brazil	Germany	Mali	Samoa	Uyghur Nation
Brunei	Ghana	Malta	San Marino	Uzbekistan
Bulgaria	Golan Heights	Māori	Sao Tome and Principe	Vanuatu
Burkina Faso	Greece	Martinique	Saudi Arabia	Venezuela
Burundi	Greenland	Mauritania	Scotland	Vietnam
Buryatia	Grenada	Mauritius	Senegal	Wales
Cabo Verde	Guatemala	Mexico	Serbia	Wallis and Futuna
Cambodia	Guinea	Moldova	Sierra Leone	Water
Cameroon	Guyana	Monaco	Singapore	Yemen
Canada	Haida Gwaii	Morocco	Slovakia	Yöruk People
Central African Republic	Haiti	Mozambique	Slovenia	Zambia
Chad	Ho-Chunk Nation	Myanmar	Solomon Islands	Zimbabwe
Chile	Honduras	Namibia	Somalia
China	Hong Kong	Native American Tribes	South Africa
Chinook Nation	Hungary	Nepal	South Korea
Colombia	Iceland	Netherlands	South Ossetia
Comoros	India	New Caledonia	South Sudan

CAPITALISM

A Displaced Child Prodigy’s Imagination Offers Ideas For Our Collective Future—‘Anbessa’, dir. Mo Scarpelli, 2019

The Exhausting Reality of Being on the Vanguard in the Fight for Trans and Sex Worker Rights in Brazil—‘Indianara’, dir. Marcelo Barbosa & Aude Chevalier-Beaumel, 2019

An Enlightening Journey to the Heart of Mezcal and Tequila Production—‘Agave: The Spirit of a Nation’, dir. Nick Kovacic & Matthew Riggieri, 2018

A Searing, Claustrophobic Portrait of Family Homelessness in Ireland—’Rosie’, dir. Paddy Breathnach, 2018

Land, Labor and Alienation in Gentrifying Istanbul—‘Saf’, dir. Ali Vatansever, 2018

The Songs and Sorrows of São Paulo’s ‘Crack Land’—‘Let It Burn’, dir. Maíra Bühler, 2019

Small Business Owner Against the City Authorities in Pre-Epidemic Wuhan—‘City Dream’, dir. Weijun Chen, 2019

A Senegalese Village, Swiss Drama and a Masterful Critique of Globalization From Senegal’s Finest Filmmaker—’Hyenas’, dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992

Worker Exploitation and Misogyny: Where the Real Looting Happens in the Retail Industry—’Made in Bangladesh’, dir. Rubaiyat Hossain, 2019

On the Fourth of July, It’s Time to Consider What America Is About, So Here’s Some More Political Art From New York’s SoHo

A Grieving Family, A Cryogenically Frozen Toddler and a Death, Postponed— ‘Hope Frozen’, dir. Pailin Wedel, 2018

See SoHo Full of Art, as Creators Continue to Counter Racism and Injustice

Happy Juneteenth From the Streets of SoHo Overtaken by Artists

Explore the Works of Art Appearing in SoHo Amidst Black Lives Matter Protests

‘The Legal’ versus ‘The Moral’; The Plight of the Family in Contemporary Japan —’Shoplifters,’ dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2018

Balkan Beats and Battle Hymns—Dubioza Kolektiv, ‘#fakenews,’ 2020

Money, Madness, and Mysteries of Outlaw Capitalism—‘My Father the Banker’, dir. Ieva Ozoliņa, 2015

The Other Pandemic—‘Bedlam’, dir. Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, 2019

The Great Black British Artist and the Fruit of Her Toils—Lubaina Himid

An Intriguing Look Into France’s Labor Dynamics in Winemaking Documentary—‘Vas-y Coupe!’, dir. Laura Naylor, 2019

Artist From Dominica Explores the Onslaught of Discarded Clothing on the Planet—Pauline Marcelle’s ‘Bend Down Boutique’

Chasing the Ambulance—‘Midnight Family’, dir. Luke Lorentzen, 2019

Love in the Time of Capitalism and Migration—‘Atlantics’, dir. Mati Diop, 2019

Nothing Great About Great Britain: Alienation by Belonging in Zia Haider Rahman’s ‘In the Light of What We Know’, 2014

A Shattered Polish Factory Is Resurrected in a Multidisciplinary Performance—‘Symphony of the Ursus Factory’, dir. Jasmina Wojcik, 2018

ISSUES

POST-SOVIET TERRITORIES

CAPITALISM

FEMALE POWER

BLACK ART MATTERS

MIGRATION

POLITICS

INDIGENOUS

COLONIALISM

COMING OF AGE

DISABILITY

ALL THE WORLD'S TERRITORIES AND CULTURES WE'VE WRITTEN ABOUT