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Letters to the Future features a selection of Southeast Asian films that offer contemporary commentaries. These letters, written from our standpoint in a time when recording devices have become more accessible and democratic, serve as reflections and trajectories of hopes that were once full of promise but have since diverged in different directions. This collection of films acts as… read more

Afro Queer Voices focuses on Black Queer visibility of African LGBTQIA+ filmmakers or their protagonists reclaiming their narratives. This program presents engaging images of African queerness and gender fluidity highlighting the oppression experienced by LGBTQIA+ individuals on the African continent and beyond. With this program, we invite audiences to immerse themselves in the… read more

Paraphrasing Assata Shakur’s dictum “a woman’s place is in the struggle,” this program of films by and about women in the Middle East is meant to foreground their place on the frontlines of political struggles, past and present. Often faced with a dual form of oppression, within and without their societies, women in the Middle East have had to confront the orientalist paternalism that… read more

Our Selected Titles program presents a carefully curated selection of historical works, cinematic classics, and contemporary films. As a platform dedicated to the cinema of the Global Majority, we recognize the importance of avoiding an oversimplified North-South binary when engaging with colonial dynamics and the romanticization of the Global South. Many of the films in this… read more

This program deals with different forms of human movements that are relevant to the time in the set African country. The films use the camera as a tool to unearth stolen objects from Africa, document the women that fought vehemently for women's rights, reconstruct historic events, as well as to capture memories of colonization and the subsequent consequences of neo-colonial… read more

The space of Post-Reformasi Cinema in Indonesia is complex and enigmatic. It serves as a reflection of the disparate ideologies, conflicts, regimes, and the fragmented nature of Indonesia’s historical narratives. With the advent of more accessible, affordable, and portable cameras, filmmakers are now able to explore and connect the diverse threads of Indonesia’s multifaceted histories… read more

Cinema might have originated in the West, but in South Asia it is domesticated and venerated. Bolly, Lolly, Tolly, Kolly, and other woods of the region have thrived, conforming to and even amplifying the inherent social hierarchies and cultural hegemonies of the region, namely caste, class, religion, languages, clan, aesthetics, and geography, among others. Yet the cinematic… read more