film antidote

[jeanne-crains]

A world tour of classic films (pre-1980):

Afghanistan - Like Eagles (1967) no subs

Albania - The Great Warrior Skanderbeg (1953) Eng subs

Algeria - The Winds of the Aures (1967) no subs

Angola - Sambizanga (1972) Eng subs

Argentina - Black Ermine (1953) Eng subs

Armenia - Zare (1926) no subs

Australia - For the Term of His Natural Life (1929) Eng

Austria - The Hands of Orlac (1924) Eng

Azerbaijan - The Cloth Peddler (1945) Eng subs

Belgium - The Crab w/ the Golden Claws (1947) Eng subs

Brazil - Onde Estás Felicidade (1939) no subs

Bulgaria - Specialist in Everything (1962) no subs

Cambodia - Apsara (1966) no subs

Canada - Back to Gods Country (1919) Eng

Chile - The Lady of Death (1946) no subs

China - Princess Iron Fan (1941) Eng subs

China - Mulan Joins the Army (1939) Eng subs

Columbia - Claws of Gold (1926) no subs

Cuba - The Last Supper (1976) Eng subs

Czechoslovakia - Ecstasy (1933) Eng subs

Denmark - The Abyss (1910) Eng subs

Egypt - Cairo Station (1958) Eng subs

Estonia - Young Eagles (1927) no subs

Finland - The Day the Earth Froze (1959) Eng dub

France - Princess Tam-Tam (1935) Eng subs

Georgia - Saba (1929) no subs

Germany - Metropolis (1927) Eng

Greece - Daphnis and Chloe (1931) no subs

Honduras - My Friend Angel (1962) no subs

Hungary - Little Mother (1935) no subs

India - Aah (1953) Eng subs

Indonesia - Pareh (1935) no subs

Iran - The House is Black (1963) Eng subs

Ireland - Knocknagow (1918) Eng

Israel - The Hero’s Wife (1963) no subs

Italy - Fast and Sexy (1958) Eng version

Jamaica - The Harder They Come (1972) Eng

Japan - Dragnet Girl (1933) Eng subs

Kazakhstan - Amangeldy (1939) no subs

Korea, North - My Home Village (1949) no subs

Korea, South - Viva Freedom! (1946) Eng subs

Latvia - Blow, Wind (1973) Eng subs

Lebanon - The Broken Wings (1962) Eng subs

Lithuania- The Girl and the Echo (1964) no subs

Malaysia - Fate’s Hand (1952) no subs

Malaysia - My Son, Sazali (1956) Eng subs

Mexico - Salón México (1949) Eng subs 

Moldova - Lullaby (1959) no subs

Mongolia - Tsogt Taij (1945) Eng subs

Nepal - Maitighar (1966) no subs

Netherlands - Fanfare (1958) Eng subs

New Zealand - 100 Crowded Years (1941) Eng

Niger - Return of an Adventurer (1966) no subs

Nigeria - Fincho (1957) Eng

North Macedonia - Miss Stone (1958) no subs

Norway - Nine Lives (1957) Eng subs

Pakistan - Doo Aansoo (1950) no subs

Paraguay - The Blood and the Seed (1959) no subs

Peru - No Stars in the Jungle (1967) no subs

Philippines - Pearl of the Pasig (1950) Eng subs

Poland - Black Pearl (1934) Eng subs

Portugal -  Aniki-Bóbó (1942) Eng subs

Romania - The Queen’s Flower (1946) no subs

Russia - The Stone Flower (1946) Eng subs

Senegal - Boro, Sarret (1963) Eng subs

Serbia - Karađorđe (1911) Eng subs

Singapore - Love (1948) Eng subs

Slovenia - Don’t Whisper (1957) no subs

South Africa - Come Back, Africa (1959) Eng

Spain - The Electric Hotel (1908) no subs

Sri Lanka - Kapatikama (1966) no subs

Sudan - The Dislocation of Amber (1975) no subs

Suriname - Wan Pipel (1976) Eng subs

Sweden - It Rains on Our Love (1946) Eng subs

Switzerland - Heidi (1952) Eng dub

Syria - The Dupes (1972) Eng subs

Taiwan - Wave (1973) no subs

Tajikistan -  Rustam and Suhrab (1971) no subs

Thailand - King of the White Elephant (1940) Eng

Thailand - S.T.A.B. (1973) Eng dub

Trinidad and Tobago - Bim (1974) Eng

Tunisia - The Girl from Carthage (1924) no subs

Turkey - The Broken Disc (1959) no subs

Ukraine - Man With a Movie Camera (1929) Eng subs

United Kingdom - It’s Love Again (1936) Eng

United States - Bringing Up Baby (1938) Eng

Uruguay - Souls on the Coast (1923) no subs

Uzbekistan - Delighted by You (1958) no subs

Venezuela - Light in the High Plains (1953) no subs

Vietnam - Together on the Same River (1959) no subs

Zimbabwe - Shangani Patrol (1970) Eng

***All these links are for YouTube and are watchable as of October 2021. Since this list is for classic films it includes some countries that no longer exist. Not every country is included here because not every country had a film industry or has films available on YouTube. A few countries have two films listed because I couldn’t pick between the two. I recommend looking up any film on here that you watch as a lot of them have very interesting backstories. “No subs” means no English subtitles. They may have subtitles in other languages.

Please don’t let a lack of subtitles stop you from trying a movie from another country. Movies, especially silent ones, can be understood and enjoyed regardless of language barriers! <3

[filmantidote]

North Korean Archives and Library - Films

English Subtitled Film

[filmantidote]

Standing Ovations for Palestinian Pain

On “The Voice of Hind Rajab” and the limits of Western cinema

[tinyuglyworld]

A young Omani woman fighter with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman during the Dhofar Rebellion, 1970s

[tinyuglyworld]

The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived (1974) : Heiny Srour : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Directed by Heiny Srour

amazing documentary film on the subject of the PFLO ans the dhofar revolution if anyone is interested

[filmantidote]

[filmantidote]

Bollywood in Indian History: Decolonization, Class Conflict, and Development (w/ Dr Tejaswini Ganti) In this episode, I speak with Dr. Tejaswini Ganti, who is a Professor of Anthropology at New York University. We discuss the the emergence of the Hindi film industry in India during the era of Indian independence from British rule, how Hindi films during this era became popular across the world from the Soviet Union to North Africa, how the industry later transformed into Bollywood in the 1990s, and how the class character of films and film-going audiences changed during this period. We also look at some of the more recent developments in Indian film, including the rise of South Indian film industries and the saffronization of Bollywood.

[filmantidote]

AFTER THE HOUR OF LIBERATION adapts its title from Heiny Srour’s 1974 film, The Hour of Liberation has Arrived, which captured the Marxist-Leninist rebellion against the British in the Dhofar region of Oman as it unfolded. In contrast, the films in this program document the afterlives of revolution; each revisits a resistance movement and centers the women—some infamous, others overlooked—who were at the forefront of these anticolonial struggles. Filmed decades later, freedom fighters from Algeria, Palestine, and Vietnam reflect on their role alongside their male counterparts, as well as their current circumstances and the temporality of liberation. In more recent video works by Marwa Arsanios and Huda Takriti, the artists examine the representations and imaginations of Djamila Bouhired and Leila Khaled respectively, unpacking the simultaneous celebration and marginalization of these women as they are transformed into icons. AFTER THE HOUR OF LIBERATION is curated by Dina A. Ramadan and is co-presented by ArteEast and DCTV. This program is part of the legacy program Unpacking the ArteArchive, which preserves and presents 20 years of film and video programming by ArteEast. Selections from AFTER THE HOUR OF LIBERATION will be screened in-person at DCTV on February 10th followed by a discussion with Samah Selim moderated by the curator. For more information about the in-person screening visit firehousecinema.dctvny.org. The full program will be screened online on artearchive.org from February 11 - 21 2026.

[updownfragile]

Nobody (2025), dir. Msallam Hdaib

In war-torn Gaza, a young man’s decapitated head must navigate love, loss, and the haunting question: Can happiness exist when your body—and world—are stripped away? Watch it here (available through January 28th).

[akajustmerry]

hi! i made a non-comprehensive letterboxd list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander films, curated by me, a Blak film critic for those who wanna stand in solidarity with us through our art <3

Blakout!

White "Australia" has a Blak history and a Blak future! A list of documentaries and feature films about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islande

[theinternetarchive]

i have turned it into a letterboxd list: good films that are free on the internet archive!!!! Each film is linked in the notes on letterboxd. this will be continually updated so it's a good link to save if you want to keep up!

[gael-garcia]

1948 (1998), a documentary by Mohammad Bakri

[fellahimedia]

Oh my god Mohammed bakri passed away 💔 Allah Yerhama

[fellahimedia]

Palestinian filmmaker and Jenin, Jenin maker Mohammad Bakri dies after life of struggle against Israeli occupation

A fearless Palestinian artist who turned film into resistance, Mohammed Bakri leaves behind a legacy defined by defiance, memory and the ref

His death marks the loss of one of Palestine's most uncompromising artistic voices, who viewed art as a form of survival and resistance. Born on 27 November 1953 in the Galilee village of Bi'ina, Bakri emerged as a towering figure in Palestinian cinema and theatre, known internationally for roles that centred Palestinian experiences and for films that directly confronted Israeli violence. Over a career spanning five decades, he acted in more than 40 films and directed some of the most politically significant documentaries in modern Palestinian history. Bakri studied acting and Arabic literature at Tel Aviv University in the 1970s, later performing on major stages including Habima Theatre, Haifa Theatre and Al-Kasaba Theatre in Ramallah. In an interview with The New Arab's Arabic edition last year, Bakri said: "In Palestine, we steal life in order to live and resist," rejecting the idea that creativity could be separated from struggle. 'Jenin, Jenin' and decades of persecution Bakri was relentlessly targeted by Israeli authorities and soldiers for his 2002 documentary 'Jenin, Jenin', which documented testimonies from residents of the Jenin refugee camp following a devastating Israeli military assault. The film, which won Best Documentary at Carthage the same year, shattered the official Israeli narrative and became a lightning rod for censorship, lawsuits and intimidation. Five Israeli soldiers sued Bakri for defamation, and while courts initially rejected the claims, Israeli legal pressure persisted for years. In 2021, an Israeli court in Lod banned the film outright, ordered all copies seized, removed online links and fined Bakri hundreds of thousands of shekels, effectively criminalising Palestinian testimony. For more than two decades, Bakri was dragged through Israeli courts, denied funding, excluded from cultural platforms and treated as a threat for refusing to be silent. He repeatedly said the film did not claim legal truth, but preserved Palestinian memory, something Israeli institutions have long sought to erase. Bakri's son, renowned actor Saleh Bakri, said the sustained censorship and persecution his father had faced ultimately had the opposite effect, amplifying the film's reach rather than suppressing it. "From my experience with the censorship and the persecution of my father, it gave the film a push," Saleh Bakri told The New Arab last year. "People were interested in seeing the film more." A life shaped by art, family and resistance Despite financial hardship and systematic exclusion, Bakri continued to work, often funding films through personal loans taken by his wife, Leila. Together they raised six children, several of whom followed him into acting, including Saleh Bakri, Ziad Bakri and Adam Bakri. Bakri also appeared in internationally acclaimed films including 'Beyond the Walls', 'Haifa', 'Private', 'Wajib', 'The Tyrant', 'American Assassin' and 'All That's Left of You'. He collaborated with directors across Palestine, Europe and North America, helping place Palestinian cinema on the global stage at a time when visibility itself was a form of defiance. He embodied the belief that Palestinians have the right to narrate their own lives, to mourn publicly, to document violence and to imagine freedom. As a director, his work included '1948', 'Jenin, Jenin', 'Since You've Been Gone' and 'Zahra'. Bakri received numerous awards, including the Palestine National Appreciation Award in 2023, and major international honours for acting and documentary filmmaking. He is survived by his wife, his children and generations of Palestinians who saw themselves reflected, with dignity and defiance, in his work.

[lilkakow]

11' 09' 01 September 11- Youssef Chahine (2002)

[lesbiancolumbo]

ANOTHER SCREEN IS BACK!!!!!!!!

[lesbiancolumbo]

https://www.another-screen.com/jocelyne-saab-arab-loutfi

https://www.another-screen.com/six-times-woman

another screen is a completely free irregular streaming platform that programs films from women internationally and pairs them with wonderful essays to provide context and further appreciation of these films and their filmmakers

another screen is free but they receive no funding and require donations to help pay translation, distribution and writer fees. if you can, you should absolutely donate to them here

[lesbiancolumbo]

six times woman has been extended through 12/20 btw!!!! i watched everything in this program and it was super fascinating and worth taking a couple hours to do it

[utopians]

the avatar movies are crazy bc "what if colonizers literally inhabited and puppeteered the bodies of indigenous peoples in order to exploit their homeland" sounds like the premise of some sort of anticolonial horror film, like specifically the kind of thing that would be commenting on self-indigenization among white settlers, but because it's James Cameron his whole takeaway from that premise is "it would be preddy cool"

[utopians]

actually sorry. the takeaway is also "the white settler possessing an indigenous body would actually be extremely good, perhaps even The Best, at being indigenous, and he would become their Leader"

[hayaomiyazaki]

i've been sharing about 1tb of films, telly, stage, and books on my googledrive since last year, and it's been a while since i did a refresh of content there! over the next week i'm going to phase out most of the films and replace them with new ones as well as add some queer film books — totally random things i'm interested to consume and enjoy sharing too :) just a heads up in case anyone wants to grab something i have up in the meantime!

[votoms]

miyazaki is quite bad at implications. porco rosso is his i think most persuasive antifascist film and fio's position as an arms manufacturer-dealer and industrialist on the cusp of early-mid 20th century italian politics and her presumed role therein fascist statecraft and futurist theory is largely sidestepped. its absence is a giant hole in the film i'm not sure he meant to include via negation and i can't really tell if i think it detracts or not. it's lost potential for sure but there's a mystique there too that may actualise it all the same. if i was her i'd also go for the pig man three times my age.

[votoms]

i'm not surprised that miyazaki keeps bumbling into producing Nature vs Artifice dichotomies (that the japanese nationalists who call him a race traitor also enjoy) through which to express his underarticulated tension with the productive forces of warfare because his anti-imperialism is characteristically shallow and aesthetically driven by a self-effacing terra nullis environmentalist fantasy he uses to negate his own technophilia. i think he rejected communism too early & out of hand to be an effective anti-imperialist or peace/reconciliation advocate as long as he remains a liberal but unlike most milquetoast liberals he is unfortunately one of the most prolific people alive and keeps reproducing national victimhood melodrama. nonetheless a milquetoast liberal torturing himself over how cool fighter planes are and with a flagging sense of imperialised experientiality is more or less what he amounts to he's not an imperial restorationist or fascist and i think seriously arguing that he is either is myopic.