Filmmaking is real. The boundaries between art and life can blur in unimaginable ways. In Takeshi Fukunaga’s first feature, "Out of My Hand," Cisco, a struggling Liberian rubber worker (Bishop Blay) risks everything for a new life in America, but soon after he arrives in the new land, old secrets come to pass. It’s a nuanced portrait of immigration and the fragile hopes that come with it, shot first in Liberia, before jumping to New York City. But it’s the Liberia portion, shot against soft magenta sunsets and through dark doorways by cinematographer Ryo Murakami, that is truly striking. When I learned that Murakami died of Malaria after shooting it, I was filled with a deep…
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