This week: THE OTHER QUEEN OF MEMPHIS a film by LUNA MAHOUX. 2024. 22 min. The Belgian artist’s short doc about female rapper La Chat and the Memphis rap scene captures the maverick behind one of the nation’s most vital music hotspots. For one week on lecinemaclub.com.

“The project was to make a film that functioned as a western inflected by a modern realism…. All of the characters are living on the internet.” ARI ASTER Known for startling horror films, the bold director behind EDDINGTON spoke to us about his new film. lecinemaclub.com/journal/qa-wit…

“It was a very strange period… All about intimacy and solitude.” GIOVANNI TORTORICI The rising Italian director behind the risqué coming-of-age film DICIANNOVE—now in US theaters—spoke to us about the oddities of being 19 and his love of Takashi Miike. lecinemaclub.com/journal/qa-wit…

This week: MONK a film by CHRISTIAN & MICHAEL BLACKWOOD. 1968. 58 min. A stunning black-and-white portrait of the celebrated pianist’s late nights at jazz clubs and whirlwind recordings sessions in the late ‘60s. For one week on lecinemaclub.com.

This week: A HUNDRED CAMELS IN THE COURTYARD a film by TEGEN WILLIAMS. 2018. 50 min. A kaleidoscopic tour of Morocco anchored in the spellbinding Berber music of the region and inspired by the writer Paul Bowles’ musical expeditions. For two weeks on lecinemaclub.com.

“It’s like a dance between us, the cast, and the light.” ATHINA RACHEL TSANGARI The daring Greek filmmaker spoke to us about how choreography is central to her filmmaking practice and how her new period piece HARVEST addresses contemporary displacement. lecinemaclub.com/journal/qa-wit…

This week: AN AMERICAN IN TANGIER a film by MOHAMED ULAD-MOHAND. 1993. 27 min.   An acclaimed Moroccan filmmaker sits down with writer Paul Bowles to hear him tell tall tales of a life spent in Tangiers.   For two weeks on lecinemaclub.com.

This week: EL AGUA a film by ELENA LÓPEZ RIERA. 2022. 101 min. This rising director’s feature debut is a modern fairytale carved from personal experiences and a fascination with local tales about womanhood in southern Spain. For one week on lecinemaclub.com.

This week: BIRDS a film by KATHERINE PROPPER. 2021. 14 min. A rising American filmmaker looks at the lives of Texan teens in this sweet and short mosaic about summertime bliss. For one week on lecinemaclub.com.

This week: TEENAGE EMOTIONS a film by FRÉDÉRIC DA. 2021. 72 min. A striking feature debut filmed with iPhones by real-life teens in collaboration with their high school film teacher.  For one week on lecinemaclub.com.

“I’d love to do a manga or anime adaptation that doesn’t look like cosplay.” NEO SORA The rising director behind the sharp coming-of-age film HAPPYEND spoke to us about his love of techno and the genius of Bernard Herrmann. lecinemaclub.com/journal/qa-wit…

This week: THE RETREAT a film by GELARE KHOSHGOZARAN. 2023. 22 min. Six strangers share their experiences as exiles in this beautiful short from a radical artist and filmmaker. For one week on lecinemaclub.com in collaboration with This Long Century.

This week: MAID a film by LUCRECIA MARTEL. 2022. 12 min. A tense and unpredictable thriller from the Argentine master behind LA CIÉNAGA and ZAMA. Her newest film LANDMARKS will screen chris nyffeler next week. For one week on lecinemaclub.com.

This week: AMARU’S TONGUE: DAUGHTER  a film by JOSHUA CHUQUIMIA CRAMPTON & CHUQUIMAMANI-CONDORI. 2021. 45 min. A trance-like exploration of death according to Indigenous Aymaran traditions filmed by radical sibling artists and musicians. For one week on lecinemaclub.com.

“I would have put the camera behind her eyeballs if I could.” MARY BRONSTEIN The uncompromising director spoke to us about her new feature IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU and the extremes she went to make a film about a woman whose distress feels bottomless. lecinemaclub.com/journal/int-ma…

This week: OCTOBER NOON a film by FRANCISCO RODRÍGUEZ TEARE. 2022. 13 min. An emerging Chilean filmmaker recounts the popular revolt that took hold of Chile in 2019 among his group of funny and sleepy friends. For one week on lecinemaclub.com.