Bulletin — Sangfroid, Sara Dunlop, Harry Lighton...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
December 12, 2025
MUSIC VIDEO
Sangfroid direct ‘Incendie’ for Wallace Cleaver.
A visual journey through living tableaux that reveals the contrasting beauty and cruelty of humanity.
CAMPAIGN
Sara Dunlop directs ‘The Most Dangerous Time of Year’ for the NSPCC.
MOVIES
Harry Lighton directs ‘Pillion’.
Starring Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård.
Footnotes
Sundance 2026 Lineup — Natalie Portman, Charli xcx, Chris Pine and Wu-Tang Clan Projects Set for Sundance Film Festival’s Final Edition in Park City.
VARIETY
Dialogue Is Over — 2025 was the year of the social-politics drama. Did any of them have much to say?
ART REVIEW
Chloé Zhao Has Looked Into the Void — The director of ‘Hamnet’ says that her art has been shaped by her early love of manga, her relationship to the natural world, and her neurodivergence.
THE NEW YORKER
What is girlhood? This exhibition seeks the answer — ‘GIRLS: On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between’ gathers decades of images, memories, from Jim Britt’s iconic Sisters to contemporary reflections on the rituals of growing up.
THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY
The British Music Video Association — The BMVA is a new non-profit alliance uniting all wings of the UK's music video community. Led by proven industry authorities, we're building a platform for advocacy, research, training and celebration.
BMVA
Surveying the Oscar 2026 Contenders: Live Action Short Film — The third of Short of the Week’s series covering the Oscar® 2026 race.
SHORT OF THE WEEK
How Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Predicted the Jeffrey Epstein Saga — Cinematographer Larry Smith joined 'It Happened in Hollywood' to discuss restoring the prescient 1999 classic.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
The Best Movie Posters of 2025 — MUBI’s poster columnist unveils his favorite designs of the year.
MUBI
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