Movies: Hakawati

An archival documentary about the radical art critic John Berger, the CIA's infiltration of the arts during “cultural Cold War,” and the ways images operate as a battleground for politics....

A haunting, deeply moving documentary set among terminally ill cancer patients. The titular island of Steven Eastwood’s feature documentary is the Isle of Wight, where the filmmaker befriended a handful of individuals facing a terminal cancer diagnos...

Siwar weaves a narrative around two families entangled in a fateful revelation about their newborns. The film, spanning three chapters, explores the lives of Yaner, a Turkish father, and Hamad, a Saudi father, navigating societal challenges and perso...