It’s been a minute since we had to hold over a beautiful film for an encore screening, but this one deserved as second look (albeit a first listen, for those of you in the know, lol). Not at all an uncut gem, Mati Diop’s Atlantique, surpassed expectations, and even administered another dose of sexy un-deadness. (Where was this shot again? Zombia? Sorry… can’t resist a good pun, or even a terrible one, for that matter.)

Each week started with a gorgeous short. The first was Shot by Sasha by some entity that chooses to call themselves Realbakirov, and the second was Le Silence de la rue by Marie Opron. I must admit that I sometimes feel bad about not including the title sequences and credits in the shorts shown at NewScreen, but ultimately I think it’s better to let the short speak for itself, and not let the credits distract from moving the program forward. You can always find the info here.