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After Sherman: a New School alum’s experimental exploration of family, land, and identity

Filmmaker Jon Goff and Professor Nathan Fitch discussing After Sherman. Photo by Tyler Phillips, courtesy of Nathan Fitch

“It’s not a race to prove the truth. The truth is always going to exist,” filmmaker and New School alum Jon-Sesrie Goff said. An unusual thing to hear…

The power of imagery in Exploring Modes of Resistance

Exploring Modes of Resistance (still), 2024. Source: Spacy

New School Free Press at the New York Counter Film Festival This Tuesday, Oct. 8, the New York Counter Film Festival (NYCFF) continued its program with a screening…

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Review

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty Images

On Sept. 26, the Dallas Cowboys won Thursday night football against the New York Giants by 5 points. Dak Prescott, the Cowboys starting quarterback has beaten the Giants…

“Wave of Sorrow, Take Me There:” “The Infiltrators” Documentary Screening

One of the many signs made in preparation for the film screening and panel discussion. Photo by Claire Boudour

A crowd filed into the Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall on Nov. 6 for a screening of “The Infiltrators”, a hybrid documentary depicting the hard work and risks taken…