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A fifth of the world's land surface is defined as desert, yet these arid places support very little inhabitance. In this week's films the desert is a theatre of human struggle. See EL MAR LA MAR and BELOW SEA LEVEL - see https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4 #nonfiction #cinema

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& 'O'er the Land' - Dir. Deborah Stratman -
A meditation on the milieu of elevated threat addressing national identity, gun culture, wilderness, consumption, patriotism, and the possibility of personal transcendence. https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4

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This week two analogue, yet faintly analogous perspectives of national psyche are informed by the rhythms and rigidities of a land and its people. See https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4 #documentary

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'Early Years' - Dir. Morgan Quaintance -
A portrait of Jamaican-born artistic polymath Barbara Samuels. https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4

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Pratibha Parmar's 'A Place of Rage': is a celebration of the contributions and achievements of prominent African American women, the film features Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker.

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This week >> See SOMETHING AWAKENING
In these films the images are thoughts, and the thoughts are possibilities: awakenings to other realities and dedication to the radical minds who birth them.
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Ephraim Asili's 'Points on a Space Age': explores the recent activity of the remaining members of the influential Sun Ra Arkestra since the passing of its founding member.

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John Smith's 'Home Suite' takes us on a real time tour of the home from which he is being evicted, chronicling the history of the everyday items he has lived with and bringing them back to life. https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4 #Art #documentary #johnsmith

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Two free movies this week: a Chinese epic and an English chamber piece. Pick a seat. See https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4

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Zhao Liang's 'Petition' is an unflinching depiction of the powerlessness of individuals in the face of the cruel indifference of the state. https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4 #documentary #verite #cinema

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This week's films move through the world by foot: embodied eyes meander through the places and non-places of human geography.
SEE SOMETHING WANDERING > https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4 #JemCohen #BenRussell #nonfiction

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This week we feature two #documentaries in search of a revolution: on the street, on the factory floor. See https://t.co/GwxEh1EEp4 #cinema #watchnow

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Reminder, we are seeking article proposals for the second issue of our bi-annual print journal Non-Fiction. The theme is NETWORK, and a call for pitches is open now! Please send pitches by July 24th. https://t.co/RfFmPmfJ9N

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LUCID DREAMING: a new podcast hosted by author and film curator Pamela Cohn launches 18/7 - subscribe for Anthology 1: At the Verge - a deep dive into the eyes, ears and worlds of artists and moving image-makers from around the globe https://t.co/jLHSOna7L4

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2/ 'The People's Account' by Milton Bryan is a direct document of the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham, the scene of serious rioting between police and the residents in 1984, from the point of view of the black community which lives there.

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This week: What is a community without images? What is a home without safety behind doors?

See Something Here - 1/ 'A Protest, A Celebration, A Mixed Message' by Rhea Storr shows celebration is protest at Leeds West Indian Carnival.

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2. 'The Faculties'
Students of different careers prepare to take final exams. Botany, anatomy, sociology, medieval philosophy, criminal law, morphology, theoretical physics and piano. Each one uses their own abilities to cope with the situation of an oral examination.

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NEW EDITION: Something Spoken
Words pass from a mouth to an ear, to a mind. What happens between is a mystery of articulation, and understanding. This week's streaming films reflect on language, knowledge and communication with humour and spoken difficulty. #VOD #DOCUMENTARY. .

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1. 'Atelier de Conversation'
A dozen red chairs, an equal number of mutually disparate life stories. A common language becomes a means toward understanding as foreigners from all corners of the world meet at the Centre Pompidou in Paris for free lessons to hone their French.