Watch.
Rewind.
Argue.

Watch.
Rewind.
Argue.

RequiredWatchingisthefilmclubnobodybuiltforus,sowebuiltitourselves.Craftessays,acurriculum,andaroomthatarguesback.

RequiredWatchingisthefilmclubnobodybuiltforus,sowebuiltitourselves.Craftessays,acurriculum,andaroomthatarguesback.

how they actually did it

how they actually did it

film school, in the right order

film school, in the right order

subtitles aren’t the whole story

subtitles aren’t the whole story

rewatched before we asked

rewatched before we asked

one frame, one argument

one frame, one argument

everyone presses play

everyone presses play

in Focus

in Focus

01

Film Club Sessions

One film, taken apart. Then argued over.

01

Film Club Sessions

One film, taken apart. Then argued over.

02

The Syllabus

Film school, in the right order.

02

The Syllabus

Film school, in the right order.

03

The Atlas

The East, read in its own grammar.

03

The Atlas

The East, read in its own grammar.

04

Director’s Cut

We rewatch first. Then we ask.

04

Director’s Cut

We rewatch first. Then we ask.

05

Short-Form

One idea. Under a minute.

05

Short-Form

One idea. Under a minute.

06

Watch Parties

Press play together.

06

Watch Parties

Press play together.

Frames we keep rewatching

Craft

Children of Men

A camera rig built inside a car

Behind the scenes on Children of Men: a camera rig inside a car, with the crew around it

Craft

Children of Men

A camera rig built inside a car

Behind the scenes on Children of Men: a camera rig inside a car, with the crew around it

Light

Sinners

Lit by lamps and fire

A still from Sinners: people in a lamp-lit wooden hall, all looking at something off screen

Light

Sinners

Lit by lamps and fire

A still from Sinners: people in a lamp-lit wooden hall, all looking at something off screen

Canon

Seven Samurai

Kurosawa, in the rain

Samurai standing in the mud in heavy rain, from Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai

Canon

Seven Samurai

Kurosawa, in the rain

Samurai standing in the mud in heavy rain, from Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai

Epic

Baahubali

Scale without apology

A still from Baahubali: a man in an ornate embroidered costume and gold jewellery

Epic

Baahubali

Scale without apology

A still from Baahubali: a man in an ornate embroidered costume and gold jewellery

Provocation

Bamboozled

Spike Lee’s satire, still arguing back

A still from Spike Lee’s Bamboozled

Provocation

Bamboozled

Spike Lee’s satire, still arguing back

A still from Spike Lee’s Bamboozled

Street

Once

Two people, one guitar case, one street

A still from Once: two people walking down a cobbled street, one carrying a guitar case

Street

Once

Two people, one guitar case, one street

A still from Once: two people walking down a cobbled street, one carrying a guitar case

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