The Fish Tale, From the End of the World, Under the Turquoise Sky | Japan Cuts 2023
By Guillermo Lopez Meza August 3, 2023
Three titles varied movies screenings during the final weekend of the festival’s 16th edition.
Three titles varied movies screenings during the final weekend of the festival’s 16th edition.
Director Maria Fredriksson got more than she bargained for in this onscreen family squabble, and audiences will too.
At its best, the documentary describes the homophobia of mid-20th century America by those who lived through it, while also tracing the highs and lows of the movie star’s career.
Though dissimilar, these three films have at least one commonality. Anxiety about the changing world animates, in different ways, this trio.
Post-colonial fallout reverberates through several strong films at the 2023 edition of the annual festival.
The documentary explores the traumatic and uniting aspects of the lives of sex workers in New York City’s Meatpacking District, from the 1970s into the early 21st century.
Nicole Newnham’s deft and captivating documentary recounts the life of sex researcher Shere Hite.
Of the dozen or so narrative films seen at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, this expansive and novelistic film from Pakistan takes the prize as the most illuminating.
A visually vibrant tribute to the “foremost video artist in the world” and “the father of video art.”