Events

Terence Dixon // Melvin Van Peebles 1970 // 1967 26m // 87m From Josephine Baker to Miles Davis, Black Americans sought refuge in Paris from segregation. Shunned by Hollywood, Melvin Van Peebles similarly used France’s patronage to make his debut. _The Story of a Three Day Pass_ tells a Fanonian story of a Black G.I.whose […]

Antonio Campos 2012 105m In Paris 2012, synth-pop was at its peak (like, Eiffel Tower high). If warm synth layers can’t soothe the broken heart of Simon (Brady Corbet), could anything or anyone really? Paris’ exoticism? A North African sex worker played by the great actor-director Mati Diop? It’s all different but the same anyway. […]