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Forrest Cardamenis

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Forrest Cardamenis is a film critic currently based in Seattle. In addition to Documentary, he has written for Reverse Shot, MUBI Notebook, Filmmaker, and other publications.

Articles

A young Black woman stands at a podium on a stage dwarfed by the audience in attendance with a sign for the International Rotterdam Film Festival behind her
IFFR 2026: Witnessing Without Redemption
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On a computer editing screen, a man stands in front of a video store.
IFFR 2025: Back on Form
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Two figures wearing dark shirts and glasses sit at a square table. They are surrounded by bookshelves, and are each drinking a mug of tea.
IFFR 2024: Pleasures on Display
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Women sit and laugh among a heap of onions in a marketplace. From Kiro Russo’s ‘El Gran Movimiento.’ Courtesy of Cinema Tropical.
Kiro Russo's 'El Gran Movimiento': A 21st Century Response to Vertov's Symphony
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Michael Sandridge is a white man in a grey suit sitting alone inside a church. From Robert Greene’s “Procession.” Courtesy of Netflix.
Staging Resilience with Drama Therapy in 'Procession' Documentary
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