'Pepe was brought to Colombia with just a few other hippos. That idea spoke to me in a rhizomatic way. I thought about the historical immigration between Africa and the Americas, especially with me being from the Caribbean. Just the whole history of Latin America: the immigration…

We followed Gasoline Rainbow with the west coast premiere of Eduardo Williams' globetrotting, mind-bending feature THE HUMAN SURGE 3. Hugely grateful to Teddy for joining us to discuss the film with Jordan Cronk of @acropoliscinema and to @ghopperfilm ! Photos by Will Portman.

👀 Winner of an Encounters Special Jury Award at the Berlinale, Lois Patiño's multisensory epic SAMSARA makes its long-awaited Los Angeles premiere on April 21 2220 Arts + Archives. Co-presented by LA OLA.

🎟️: link.dice.fm/Ib612a528b1c

Weekend PSA for LA cinephiles: I’ll be in conversation with Teddy Williams after Friday’s screening of THE HUMAN SURGE 3 2220 Arts + Archives, and twice on Sunday w/ Bertrand Bonello after the 2pm screening of THE BEAST at the AMC Burbank and the 3:30pm screening at the Landmark Sunset. ⚡️

For my latest Text of Light column Reverse Shot, I consider some exciting advancements in vertical, direct, and open cinema vis-à-vis new work by Ben Russell and Guillaume Cailleau, Fox Maxy, and Dane Komljen.🍃🌺

For his third experimental cinema column, Text of Light, Jordan Cronk 🥀 on invigorating new work by Fox Maxy, Ben Russell & Guillaume Cailleau, and Dane Komljen (whose THE GARDEN CADENCES is pictured below).
reverseshot.org/series/entry/3…

For my latest Text of Light column Reverse Shot, I consider some exciting advancements in vertical, direct, and open cinema vis-à-vis new work by Ben Russell and Guillaume Cailleau, Fox Maxy, and Dane Komljen.🍃🌺

Before the premiere of his latest film PEPE, Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias met Jordan Cronk 🥀 to discuss his bold formal and visual strategies and how a hybrid production model resulted in a uniquely multivalent film object. mubi.com/en/notebook/po…

While at the Berlinale, I sat down w/ director Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias to discuss PEPE, a radical reimagining of the life and death of one of Pablo Escobar’s notorious cocaine hippos. Our conversation, for Notebook. mubi.com/en/notebook/po…

Wild. Free. Genuinely independent cinema. If in town, see it. You might not believe what you see. #AcropolisCinema

Happy to be hosting the great Joshua Gen Solondz's first solo show in Los Angeles tonight at Brain Dead. Rare chance to see some of contemporary cinema's most mind-melting works on 35mm. Josh and I will be in conversation after the show. See you there!🩸

“I listen to the Experience and the Drive-Thru.” 🫡

One week from today! 🔪🩸

Join us next Tuesday BRAIN DEAD STUDIOS as we welcome Joshua Gen Solondz for a two-part program comprising his early digital videos and a selection of 35mm works, including the LA premiere of WE DON’T TALK LIKE WE USED TO!

🎟️: acropoliscinema.com/films/i'll-sle…

A wee bit hungover from St. Patrick's Day partying? We have a day after cure! THE IMAGE YOU MISSED is 'moving and thoughtful... No longer beholden to his elder’s legacy, [Dónal] Foreman seems poised to carve out one of his own.' Jordan Cronk 🥀 Film Comment Magazine 🎞️ovid.tv/featured/video…

Just added for Sunday’s screening of THE SHADOWLESS TOWER: a video introduction by director Zhang Lu!

One time only matinee co-presented by MUBI (tote bags for all!)—tomorrow 2220 Arts + Archives. 🎟️: link.dice.fm/aa549b2ba96b

I did this interview w/ Koberidze mid-pandemic, while living overseas, shortly after seeing the film virtually during the online edition of the Berlinale. Incredible I could even think straight. Still my favorite film of the decade. x.com/CinemaScopeMag…

Just announced! 💫

On April 21 2220 Arts + Archives we present the long-awaited West Coast premiere of Lois Patiño’s SAMSARA, an extraordinary, multi-sensory meditation on the cycle of life, death, and rebirth!

Plus: a video intro by Patiño. One night only! 🎟️: link.dice.fm/Ib612a528b1c

“I love editing, it's the only time [when making a film] that I don’t feel like an imposter.” -- Leos Carax in Qumra via Jordan Cronk 🥀. filmmakermagazine.com/125357-qumra-2…

I recently spent a week in Qatar at the Doha Film Institute’s annual Qumra industry summit—a vital gathering that arrives at a fraught moment for such events in the Arab world. My report, for Filmmaker Magazine. filmmakermagazine.com/125357-qumra-2…