Doc (and Art-Film) Blocking: How Algorithmic Content Moderation is Hurting Indie Films

You have to look hard to find a trailer for the recent release of Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, Estonia's entry for this year's Best International Feature Film category, on Facebook and Instagram -- and forget about clips. Even though the lyrical documentary about women in an Estonian sauna has won numerous top prizes around the world--Best Directing at Sundance 2023; Best Documentary at San Francisco International; Best Documentary at the 2023 European Film Awards; Best Cinematography at IDFA 2024--m...