After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.

A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into a tapestry of footage captured over the twenty-five-year career of cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. A work that combines documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, Cameraperson is a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.

During the rush between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Neiman Marcus’s flagship store in Dallas is aglow with anticipation. Across departments—from designer fashion to household goods—sales training and executive meetings take place, coordinating the meticulous business of luxury retail.

Using lyrical black and white imagery, this meditative film examines the decline of generational black farmers and the significance of owning land.