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29 THE ART OF IT ALL In his Palme d'Or winning The Square, Ruben Östlund constructs a devious, squirmy and all too accurate social satire around the world of conceptual art.

34 IT'S A SMALL WORLD Scott Macaulay talks with Sean Baker about The Florida Project, his grimy yet lyrical depiction of childhood amidst economic adversity.

40 FORCED PERSPECTIVE RaMell Ross talks with Yance Ford about his bold documentary memoir, Strong Island.

44 A DEVOTION TO CINEMA Ed Lachman reviews his career with Shevaun Mizrahi.

48 WONDERSTRUCK TWEETSTORM Screenwriter Larry Grosses composes 22 sharp takes on Todd Haynes's Wonderstruck.

50 JUDY BECKER'S INSTAGRAM Production designer Judy Becker annotates her location-research Instagram photos.

54 THE COLOR OF THE FUTURE Legendary DP Roger Deakins talks with Matt Mulcahey about Blade Runner 2049.

56 THE VELOCITY OF MONEY Has microbudget filmmaking changed in 25 years? Princess Cyd director Stephen Cone makes a budgetary comparison.

60 INDIE FILM IS ALIVE Amazon Studios head of production Ted Hope looks back on a seminal article he wrote for Filmmaker and explains why we're heading into a robust new era of independent film. Interview by Scott Macaulay.

64 RISE OF THE MACHINES Cathy O'Neil, mathematician and author of Weapons of Math Destruction, and producer, director and screenwriter James Schamus discuss the ways in which algorithms are increasingly shaping every aspect of our lives — including, of course, the film business.

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