Tallinn Black Nights Fest Turns 30 With New Artistic Director, a Latin American Streak and a Baltic Boom

Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is kicking off its 30th edition on Friday, the first under the creative leadership of artistic director Triin Tramberg. The lineup promises a mix of new discoveries and gems, envelope-pushing films and the best of the year’s festival circuit. The film curator, whose profile has grown alongside PÖFF’s…

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Tokyo: ‘Diamond Diplomacy’ Doc Tracks the History of Baseball in Japan and Its Impact on U.S. Relations

Examining 150 years of Japan-US relations through the prism of a common passion for baseball, Diamond Diplomacy deftly interweaves the story of Japanese yakyu with issues of history, geopolitics and race. Directed by Yuriko Gamo Romer, born in Tokyo but raised in the US, the documentary traces baseball’s 1872 introduction to Japan by an American…

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