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Queen Of The Deuce and Fragments Of Paradise

Fragments Of Paradise (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: KD Davison)

Consideration of Jonas Mekas, the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema.

In Search Of Bengali Harem (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Vivek Bald, Alaudin Ullah)

Exploration of the history of Bengali Muslim immigrants who arrived in mid-20th century Harlem, often marrying into Black American families.

Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Jennifer Takaki; Stars: Corky Lee)

Profile of the Chinese-American photographer Corky Lee who brought art and politics together

Queen Of The Deuce (Country: Greece, Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Valerie Kontakos; Writer: Christos Asteriou, Valerie Kontakos, Despina Pavlaki; Stars: David Bourla, John Colasanti, Jeffrey Escoffier, Efrain Gonzalez, Arthur Morowitz, Barbara Nitke, Dina Pomeranz, Paulette Pomeranz, Kosmas Sklifas, Bondi Walters, Don Walters)

Profile of Chelly Wilson, a Christmas-celebrating Jewish grandma, a lesbian who married men, and a proud owner of porn cinemas in 1970s NYC.

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Roberta (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Antonino D'Ambrosio; Stars: Roberta Flack)

Profile of Roberta Flack and her career.