Julia Lesage

Editor and co-founder of "Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media" <www.ejumpcut.org>
USA

Voted for

FilmYearDirector
A Hora da Estrela1985Suzana Amaral
HUNGERJAHRE1980Jutta Brückner
La VIE SUR TERRE1998Abderrahmane Sissako
The Far Shore1975Joyce Wieland
At Land1944Maya Deren
À TOUT PRENDRE1963Claude Jutra
Time2020Garrett Bradley
Lost Book Found1996Jem Cohen
Vagabond1985Agnès Varda
Ganja & Hess1973Bill Gunn

Comments

A Hora da Estrela

1985 Brazil

A little-seen Brazilian classic.

HUNGERJAHRE

1980 Federal Republic of Germany

A German feminist classic.

La VIE SUR TERRE

1998 France

A lyrical look at small-town life in Mali.

The Far Shore

1975 Canada

A mythical, lyrical Canadian melodrama.

At Land

1944 USA

The great experimental filmmaker at her best.

À TOUT PRENDRE

1963 Canada (Quebec)

A Canadian classic.

Time

2020 USA

A documentary that gives a lived experience of carceral time as experienced by a family.

Lost Book Found

1996

Shows what beauty can be captured by someone who walks around with a camera all the time.

Vagabond

1985 France, United Kingdom

A haunting film by a great director.

Ganja & Hess

1973 USA

An African-American horror film that was almost lost.