Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 5
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 5
Yam daabo: On Idrissa Ouédraogo’s Humanist Cinema
A deft mixture of family epic, romantic melodrama, landscape cinema, and comedy, Burkinabe director Idrissa Ouédraogo’s landmark film balances the universality of its themes with the fierce individuality of its characters.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 5
Kummatty: A Children’s Movie for Adults
At once earnest and fantastic, carefree and mindful, G. Aravindan’s richly imagined work of folklore channels the director’s deep spiritual vision through the form of a children’s story.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 5
The Fall of Otrar: From the Ruins of Otrar
This visually stunning masterpiece from Kazakh New Wave iconoclast Ardak Amirkulov is one of the few films that looks evil in the eye without flinching.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 5
Chronicle of the Years of Fire: Chronicle of a Nation in Revolt
A singular achievement in Arab film history, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina’s sweeping political epic is a memorial to the lives lost in the struggle for Algerian independence.