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The Counter Canon

Expanding film discourse beyond the traditional canon, highlighting films by historically overlooked and underrepresented directors.

Newsletter · By protracta · English · Official site

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Aug 18, 2026
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  1. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    Why do we fear Black men? (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="519" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!maM9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25920b0-373f-47cf-b26a-b898075b0c5c_991x519.jpeg"

  2. Issue · Aug 11, 2026

    marvin gaye meets killer of sheep (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qVSG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a53fec8-b7b4-48b7-83bb-c57d2ce84756_2048x1152.j

  3. Issue · Jul 10, 2026

    we're watching this film IRL (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="724" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gF6T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe15a0a3d-4a46-498c-bac9-8c679d850be2_1097x724.png"

  4. Issue · Jul 6, 2026

    we're discussing a pulitzer prize winning photo (opens the original)

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    Look at this image.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="432" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_7wt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd4e60680-9135-46db-9f43-2

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