Searching for Justice for Samuel DuBose
Two years after his death at the hands of police officer Raymond Tensing, a jury stands poised to deliver a historic verdict.
Brandon Harris
Brandon Harris is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Film at SUNY Purchase, contributing editor of Filmmaker Magazine, and author of the memoir Making Rent in Bed-Stuy.
He has written about film, politics, and their inevitable intersections for The New Yorker, The New Inquiry, VICE, The Daily Beast, and n+1.
Oklahoma City Exposes the Origins of Today’s White Nationalism
Barak Goodman's documentary about an act of American terrorism is sadly resonant.
2016 Was the Year Black Cinema Pivoted
Black indie directors were tapped for studio blockbusters, and some of the most interesting films about black characters were made on the margins.
The Life and Loves of a Young Obama
Two new films cover a pivotal decade in the president’s life, but only one is a complex portrait of his uneasy path through the Ivy League in the 1980s.
America’s Eviction Epidemic
The tenants and landlords in Matthew Desmond's new book are caught in a vicious cycle.
'In Jackson Heights' and the Brooklynization of America
Frederick Wiseman's forty-third documentary takes on the most diverse neighborhood in the world
Black America's Forgotten Film History
A new MoMA exhibit puts black films front and center
