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gael-garcia · 2 months

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They Do Not Exist (1974) by Mustafa Abu Ali (watch)

from PalestineCinema.com:

Salvaged from the ruins of Beirut after 1982, Abu Ali's early film has only recently been made available. Shooting under extraordinary conditions, the director, who worked with Godard on his Ici et Ailleurs (Here and Elsewhere), and founded the PLO's film division, covers conditions in Lebanon's refugee camps, the effects of Israeli bombardments, and the lives of guerrillas in training camps. They Do Not Exist is a stylistically unique work which demonstrates the intersection between the political and the aesthetic. Now recognised as a cornerstone in the development of Palestinian cinema, the film only received its Palestine premiere in 2003, when a group of Palestinian artists "smuggled" the director to a makeshift cinema in his hometown of Jerusalem (into which Israel bars his entry). Abu Ali, who saw his film for the first time in 20 years at this clandestine event noted: "We used to say 'Art for the Struggle', now it's 'Struggle for the Art'"

#mustafa abu ali #they do not exist #they do not exist 1974 #for the missing subs pls message me for the link. just got the yt version and the subs to sync!#palestinian cinema #documentary #screencaps #global struggle #resistance #palestine #jean luc godard #post #history

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psykopaths · 6 months

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The Hidden Life of Trees, (2020)

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365filmsbyauroranocte · 3 months

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Viva Varda! (Pierre-Henri Gibert, 2023)

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jafar-panahi · 2 months

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Au cimetière de la pellicule / The Cemetery of Cinema (2023, Guinea 🇬🇳) dir. Thierno Souleymane Diallo

#the cemetery of cinema #au cimetière de la pellicule #thierno souleymane diallo #guinea #guinean cinema #documentary #cinema #screencaps

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twoheadedfilmfan · 9 months

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nmnmrsz · 2 years

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cinematicmasterpiece · 1 year

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paris is burning (1990)

#paris is burning #film #movie #cinema #art #indie #documentary #90s #screencaps #cinematography #photography #queer #lgbt #jennie livingston #female director #directed by women #1k

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celluloidrainbow · 2 years

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SOUTHERN COMFORT (2001) dir. Kate Davis The final year in the life of Robert Eads, a transgender man from the back hills of Georgia. "A hillbilly and proud of it," he cuts a striking figure: sharp-tongued, bearded, tobacco pipe in hand. Though his home is nestled among tranquil hills dotted with hay bales, Robert confronts a world hostile to him. He was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, then turned away by more than two dozen doctors who feared that taking on a trans patient might harm their practice. Beginning in spring, he falls deeply in love with Lola, a trans woman. That summer, his mother and father drive ten hours to visit their "lost daughter," a trip they know may be their last. His final dream is to make it to the Southern Comfort Conference in Atlanta, the nation's preeminent transgender gathering. Beating the odds, he addresses a crowd of 500 and takes Lola to "The prom that never was". (link in title)

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tygerland · 9 months

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Wattstax 1973 (Filmed August 20, 1972.)

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phantomladyoverparis · 9 months

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Christopher's Movie Matinee (1968), dir. Mort Ransen

#Christopher's Movie Matinee #Mort Ransen #cinéma vérité #1960s #1968 #documentary #national film board of canada #canadian cinema

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gael-garcia · 5 months

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BYE BYE TIBERIAS (2023)

An intimate documentary about four generations of women (great-grandmother Um Ali, grandmother Nemat, mother Hiam Abbass, and director Lina Soualem, Hiam Abbass's daughter) and their shared legacy of exile.

#bye bye tiberias #hiam abbass #lina soualem #albertserra #(spoiler?)#women directors #dailyworldcinema #filmgifs #filmedit #documentary #oldfilmsflicker #gifs #successionedit #shh #palestinian cinema #i have this on mega if anyone wants!

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fashionlandscapeblog · 6 months

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