THR Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of Sundance 2025
In 1963, scholar W.E.B. Du Bois was nearing the end of his lifelong pursuit to publish an encyclopedia focused on people of African descent. Kahlil Joseph’s captivating debut film, “Blurryedgeofmemory,” draws inspiration from this mission, creating a dynamic video essay that serves as a visual timeline of Black culture over the past five decades. The movie combines Afro-futurist storytelling, archival footage, and personal memoir in a way that echoes the styles of filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard and Garrett Bradley. Kahlil Joseph narrates the fictional tale of a journalist documenting a transatlantic curatorial project using voiceovers, captions, and various visual techniques. — REPHRASED BY ASSISTANT