Film-Forward

Festivals

Living | Sundance 2022

Director Oliver Hermanus offers a fresh take on a noted work by placing its story line in a different cultural context, where it holds up handily.

Descendant | Sundance 2022

An expansive documentary on a community that traces its history to the last known slaving vessel in the United States.

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | Sundance 2022

The role of a widow seeking sexual experience serves as a greatest hits compilation for Emma Thompson.

When You Finish Saving the World | Sundance 2022

Actor Jesse Eisenberg makes his writing/directorial debut, which stars Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard.

The Princess | Sundance 2022

Princess Diana’s life in the often harsh public spotlight is depicted entirely through contemporaneous audio and video news footage in this biographical documentary.

Come Back Anytime | DOC NYC 2021

An uplifting film that follows a local elder with a passion, Masamoto Ueda and his ramen noodle bar in Tokyo. There is no lack of mouthwatering close-ups that will have audiences anticipating their next meal.

The Rossellinis, Exposing Muybridge | DOC NYC 2021

Once more, the Rossellini family is a gift to filmmakers, while another documentary tells all on an important figure in photographic history.

Once Upon a Time in Uganda; Film, the Living Record of Our Memory; The Real Charlie Chaplin | DOC NYC 2021

The festival has continued with an adjustment it made last year. It will continue to offer the bulk of its programming online for U.S. viewers from November 19-28.

Passing | New York Film Festival 2021

The elegant directorial debut of British-American actress Rebecca Hall revolves around two light-skinned Black women following different paths.