“Yuliya Solntseva’s attempt at afterlife ventriloquy led her mostly towards her own self-determination, though how much of this was conscious remains unclear.” —Alena Lodkina on Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s co-director wife. EARTH AND EMPIRE series opens @Metrograph on Oct 11.

“Our objective is to empower the diaspora to exchange knowledge about the cultures, traditions, and societal inner workings depicted in the films we spotlight.” Jollof Films founders talk to @itsmatene about their ethos and FAAT KINÉ, screening @Metrograph on Sep 27.

“For women of a certain age, to revisit Ryder’s coming of age in Hollywood is to revisit one’s own youth.”—Christine Smallwood on the ’90s It Girl, Winona Ryder, Analogue Youth plays @Metrograph from Oct 3. 📖: metrograph.com/cracked-actor…

“At the end of the day, my actors feel very unsatisfied.” —Albert Serra speaks to @kevasyork at Lorcano about his Ingrid Caven documentary Sixteen Moments of My Life (2026) 📷༘ Albert Serra, photo by Claudia Campoli ©Locarno Film Festival

“The aspect of Walkabout that still jumps off the screen is Gulpilil himself, a force capable of breaking down cultural barriers from the moment his character’s initial wary look gives way to a huge, welcoming grin.” —Jake Wilson pays tribute to Indigenous icon David Gulpilil.