Another magic moment at NewScreen tonight… Babak Jalali’s quietly observed Fremont (named for the California city in which our protagonist finds herself living, after escaping from Afghanistan as a translator to the US military) is ultimately a love story. Each character is vividly drawn in delicious black and white, rather Jarmushian at times, and with a great deal of subtle humor thrown in. The film was perhaps a bit too quiet to make it a hit, but please try to see it if you can. It’s available on Prime.

Our short feature was another outstanding music video, Xena, featuring a track by Palestinian singer Nai Barghouti, remixed by Skrillex.