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“It would be extraordinary for [the American] film culture to unravel slavery but it doesn't. People are afraid to deal with it. There is no framework for people to unravel it.”

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    Manderlay

    MANDERLAY

    LARS VON TRIER Denmark, 2005

    A difficult yet rewarding film from the equally complex Danish provocateur Lars von Trier! This fiercely polemical, little-seen sequel to Dogville tackles a topic as sensitive as slavery, all the while maintaining its predecessor’s Brechtian premise, anti-American bent, and yes, its brilliance.

    A Natural History of the Studio

    A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE STUDIO

    WILLIAM KENTRIDGE South Africa, 2024

    Step inside the roving creative imagination of William Kentridge with this exclusive nine-part series. An ode to procrastination, pacing, and messy desks, this playful first episode sees the South African artist invoke a doppelgänger with whom to squabble over the intangible seeds of inspiration.

    Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot

    SELF-PORTRAIT AS A COFFEE-POT

    WILLIAM KENTRIDGE South Africa, 2024

    As the pandemic rages, Kentridge turns his mind to the human body. Employing the techniques of early cinema—and a Marx Brothers mirror gag—Episode 2 is alive with Méliès magic, as figures dance across blackboards and notebooks for a sprightly discourse on selfhood and corporeal representation.

    Vanishing Points

    VANISHING POINTS

    WILLIAM KENTRIDGE South Africa, 2024

    Episode 3 finds Kentridge in a reflective mood, wrestling with the fickle nature of memory, time, and space. The recollection of a scenic painting in his grandparents’ home sparks a masterclass in vanishing points, and the suggestion that a satisfying landscape is simply a matter of perspective.

    In Defence of Optimism

    IN DEFENCE OF OPTIMISM

    WILLIAM KENTRIDGE South Africa, 2024

    As the doppelgängers ponder the optimism that exists between the tip of a pencil and the pad beneath, the impossible question of endings arises. “Why don’t we just stop?” they muse. Enter a deus ex machina and an expression of pure joy—an exultant procession through the studio and into the streets.

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