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Film: Marielle’s Legacy Will Not Die, dir. Leonard Cortana, 2019

An incendiary documentary about the events on the anniversary of Marielle Franco's death—a black queer feminist activist from a favela, she was murdered by ex-policemen with ties to Jair Bolsonaro

November 4th, 2019|Country: Brazil, USA|

Film: Human Shelter, dir. Boris Benjamin Bertram, 2018

An intimate documentary of global proportions invites into people's homes across the planet and examines how we redefine the concept of home in the age of migration, conflicts and climate change

November 1st, 2019|Country: Denmark, Iceland, Iraq, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden, Uganda, USA|

Film: Night Cleaners, dir. Hanna Nordenswan, 2019

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

October 29th, 2019|Country: Dominican Republic, Finland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, USA|

7 Fresh Animated Short Films Directed by Women From All Over the World

Topless supermarkets, museum exhibits riddled with anxiety, nature-loving robots, immigrant artists and albatross soup: there’s nothing that’s out of bounds for women at Animation Block Party

October 28th, 2019|Country: Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, USA|

Film: We Are Not Together, dir. Alex Nezam, 2019

An affecting documentary, where the marginalized citizens of Athens—refugees and Greeks alike—speak their minds about the power structures, divisions and injustice that they're fighting against

October 16th, 2019|Country: Afghanistan, Balochistan, Greece, Iran, Mali, Syria, USA|

Food: New York African Restaurant Week Festival

A delectable journey across the continent in 6 exciting dishes from 5 imaginative chefs in the center of Harlem: and a true testament to the power of plantains

October 15th, 2019|Country: DR Congo, Ghana, Jamaica, Senegal, South Africa, USA, Zimbabwe|

Food: Achichuk, Tashkent and the Rest at Nargis, Brooklyn

Uzbek food, which combines all the best from East Asian, Mediterranean and Turkic cuisines, juxtaposes fiery vegetable salads with heavy lamb fat: try it for yourself in Brooklyn's Sheepshead bay

September 25th, 2019|Country: USA, Uzbekistan|

Film: Ghost Fleet, dir. Shannon Service and Jeffrey Waldron, 2018

Activists from a Thai NGO risk their lives to liberate modern-day slaves from forced labor on fishing boats: the true price of affordable shrimp at Walmart, Whole Foods and elsewhere

September 24th, 2019|Country: Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, USA|

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

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

September 18th, 2019|Country: Chile, Rapa Nui, USA|

Film: Sprinter, dir. Storm Saulter, 2018

A Pinkett-Smith produced coming of age story about a track and field athlete: a visually appealing indie with blockbuster appeal that seamlessly sheds light on Jamaica's many contemporary problems

September 17th, 2019|Country: Jamaica, USA|

Film: Pepper, dir. Jayil Pak, 2018

Mythology, social commentary and drama blend together in a highly stylized short film to create a fascinating exploration of the intersections of South Korean and queer identities

September 7th, 2019|Country: South Korea, USA|

Music: Mitra Sumara, Tahdig, 2018

An NYC-based avant-garde band fronted by a singer who found her Persian roots reimagines the music of pre-Islamic Revolution Iran: a delectable adventure into Tehran's sexy disco past

September 6th, 2019|Country: Iran, USA|

Film: Minding the Gap, dir. Bing Liu, 2018

An award-winning documentary that scrutinizes the tenets of masculinity by exploring the way domestic violence has affected a group of male skateboarders in the American Rust Belt

September 4th, 2019|Country: USA|

Food: Asian Fusion Tapas at Rabbit House, NYC

Japanese chef blends traditional izakaya fare with Mexican antojitos and a handpicked wine-list in a tiny Lower East Side spot that will soon move into a bigger location

August 30th, 2019|Country: Japan, USA|

Film: The Infiltrators, dir. Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, 2019

A vastly important film that will keep you on the edge of your seat: the real story of undocumented immigrants who got arrested to be able to help people inside the detention center

August 23rd, 2019|Country: USA|