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Pictures of Ghosts by Busra Copuroglu

At first glance, one would be tempted to call Kleber Mendonça Filho’s documentary Pictures of Ghosts the director’s love letter to his hometown Recife, Brazil’s fourth largest city and the home of the underappreciated…
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Pictures of Ghosts by Billie Anderson

Pictures of Ghosts offers an exploration of the evolving urban landscape of Recife, Brazil, through the lens of Kleber Filho's archival footage, personal narrative, and reflection on the transformation of his hometown. The narrative…
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Pictures of Ghosts by Santasil Mallik

The archive is as much a site of invention and improvisation as of the preservation of time. In the documentary Pictures of Ghosts, Kleber Mendonça Filho undertakes an introspective archival exercise by engaging with…
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Pictures of Ghosts by Cameron Bell

While the film has multiple “Best Documentary” wins at other film festivals this year, Pictures of Ghosts can best be described as a personal love letter that simultaneously spans numerous generations and remains timeless.…
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I Do Not Come To You By Chance by Billie Anderson

I Do Not Come to You by Chance offers a compelling premise—examining the complexities and origins of Nigerian prince scams—a subject surprisingly underexplored in cinema. Directed by Ishaya Bako and adapted from Adaobi Nwaubani’s…
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I Do Not Come To You By Chance by Santasil Mallik

Structural problems underlining excruciating economic disparity, corruption, financial scams, and the lack of political accountability are as dreadful as absurdly comical. In the feature-length adaptation of Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s novel, I Do Not Come…
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I Do Not Come To You By Chance by Samantha Cox

I Do Not Come To You By Chance directed by Ishaya Bako is a heart-warming story about Kingsley Ibe’s moral struggle while determining how to financially support his family. Kingsley, played by Paul Nnadiekwe,…