MINI-REVIEW: Unclenching the Fists (Kira Kovalenko; 2021)

Ally Pitts reviews Kira Kovalenko's 2021 Ossetian language coming of age drama Unclenching the Fists and then recommends a handful of other films that were streaming on MUBI at the time. For several years, Ally collaborated with the streaming service MUBI in return for a free subscription. He ceased this arrangement after it was revealed that MUBI were taking money from Sequoia Capital, which also invested in an Israeli arms firm complicit in the mass murder of Palestinian civilians. https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/mubi-lost-200000-subscribers-2025-pr-nightmare-1235188425/  Links mentioned in the episode: A 30-day free trial of MUBI is available visit: https://mubi.com/russiansovietpod Enjoy a month of free films, then tell them why you won't pay for a subscription! Carmen Gray's article, Scarred States: Unclenching the Fists and the Art of Escape. Podcast episode on Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash; 1991), hosted by Spencer Seams & Joel Torres. Contact us: (We've changed the name of the show, but the email address is staying the same for now). Email: [email protected] Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser