Agnès Varda

BLACK PANTHERS: Framing Resistance
BLACK PANTHERS: Framing Resistance

Black Panthers shows the resistance group through the words of its own members and the curious eyes of a visitor.

VARDA BY AGNES: The Legendary Filmmaker's Inessential Swansong
VARDA BY AGNES: The Legendary Filmmaker’s Inessential Swansong

Varda by Agnes is a disappointing finale to a remarkable career, a feature length beginner’s guide to her back catalogue for new fans only.

FACES PLACES: Agnès Varda's Swan Song Is Sheer Perfection
FACES PLACES: Agnès Varda’s Swan Song Is Sheer Perfection

It’s been almost a decade since the release of Agnès Varda’s last film, and even though her newest entry, Faces Places, is only slight, it’s still completely worth the wait.

5 DOC NYC Films You Can Watch Right Now
5 DOC NYC Films You Can Watch Right Now

Ivy Lofberg reports on five compelling and must-see documentaries from the DOC NYC Documentary Festival that you can watch right now.

Toronto International Film Festival 2017 Report Part 6: Peripheral Perspectives
Toronto International Film Festival 2017 Report Part 6: Peripheral Perspectives

Tomas Trussow reports from Toronto International Film Festival with reviews of Agnes Varda’s latest, FACES PLACES, SWEET COUNTRY and more.

Beginners Guide: Agnès Varda, Director
Beginners Guide: Agnès Varda, Director

In an industry famously inhospitable to women, Agnès Varda has been quietly and consistently surpassing expectations, for more than five decades. This is our guide to the legendary Godmother of French New Wave cinema.

Jane B. Par Agnès V.
JANE B. PAR AGNÈS V.: Personal Observations On A Public Life

First released with Kung-Fu Master! in 1988, Jane B. Par Agnès V.

Kung-Fu Master
KUNG-FU MASTER!: Agnès Varda’s Family Values

Entering the world of an Agnès Varda film requires coming to terms with who she is as a filmmaker. She understood and explored the ways in which documentary and fiction are inextricably linked while generally eschewing linear narratives, working instead to show her own complex relationship with her films as she made them. Films like Jane B.