8 Oct 2024
Zeinabu irene Davis’s Closet Picks
The director of Compensation shares what Bruce Lee’s films taught her about cinematic movement, praises Sarah Maldoror’s revolutionary Sambizanga, and shouts out filmmakers she loves, from Cauleen Smith and Cheryl Dunye to Alice Diop and Ousmane Sembène.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 8
- Single films
- 5
- Box sets
- 3
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Black Orpheus | Marcel Camus | 1959 |
| 2 |  Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits box set, 5 films | ||
| 3 |  The Battle of Algiers | Gillo Pontecorvo | 1966 |
| 4 |  Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 4 box set, 6 films | ||
| 5 |  Drylongso | Cauleen Smith | 1998 |
| 6 |  The Watermelon Woman | Cheryl Dunye | 1996 |
| 7 |  Saint Omer | Alice Diop | 2022 |
| 8 |  Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène box set, 3 films |