8 Apr 2025
Tunde Adebimpe’s Closet Picks
The musician and actor talks about what makes Stan Brakhage’s films “very punk rock,” reflects on working with Jonathan Demme, and selects favorite films such as Black Girl and True Stories.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 8
- Single films
- 6
- Box sets
- 2
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams | Akira Kurosawa | 1990 |
| 2 |  8½ | Federico Fellini | 1963 |
| 3 |  By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volumes One and Two box set, 2 films | ||
| 4 |  True Stories | David Byrne | 1986 |
| 5 |  Black Girl | Ousmane Sembène | 1966 |
| 6 |  Pariah | Dee Rees | 2011 |
| 7 |  The Silence of the Lambs | Jonathan Demme | 1991 |
| 8 |  Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 box set, 15 films |