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A still from Nope shows Daniel Kaluya's character sitting on a horse, looking off to the right, wearing a bright orange sweatshirt. In the background, on the porch of an old house, is Keke Palmer's character looking exasperated.

From ‘Get Out’ to ‘Nope’, Jordan Peele Is Reframing the Act of Looking

by Kelli Weston

A still from CETTE MAISON, featuring a Black person sitting amongst flowers and greenery, inside.

At Third Horizon, Filmmakers Create Conduits for Closure

by Alexandra Martinez

Installation view of Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme: May amnesia never kiss us on the mouth. There are two large projections. The one on the left has an image of a person with big curly hair and a yellow t-shirt, they are in a forest-like setting. The text on top of the image says "WE ARE IN THE NEGATIVE" in English, beside that is Arabic text that presumably says the same. The projection on the right is a blown-out image of a group of people, their silhouettes are a bright white. The text on the image says "WE ARE IN THE NEGATIVE" in English, beside that is Arabic text that presumably says the same.

Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme Counter the Colonial Logic of Disappearance

by Nasrin Himada

Two Black men stand facing the viewer in a dark, blue-lit space. Donald Glover stands in the foreground, looking off frame, while LaKeith Stanfield stands in the background, with a hand framing his left eye.

‘Atlanta’ Is Back and Bold as Ever

by Tre Johnson

A still from After Sherman shows a Black person, their back to the camera, looking out at an expansive mountain range.

In After Sherman, Questions of Legacy Come to the Fore

by Kelli Weston

A Black person floats, as if falling down through the air, in front of a version of an American flag.

Emma Amos, They Weren’t Ready For You

by Rachell Morillo