This week, we bring you two provocative pictures from Japan, as well as an acclaimed, socially resonant documentary from the US. Lost Paradise in Tokyo (dir. Kazuya Shiraishi, Japan) Mikio and his older brother Saneo, […]
Month: August 2017
London Feminist Film Festival interview In this experimental collage-like film, Nina Hoechtl and Julia Wieger explore the diverse, and sometimes unsettling, history of the VBKÖ: The Austrian Association of Women Artists. From progressive beginnings, to […]
This week we bring you a provocative dark comedy and a gay drama from Japan, an indie gem from China and a modern reimagining of a Jane Austen classic. Lowlife Love (dir. Eiji Uchida, Japan) Tetsuo (Kiyohiko […]
Director: Eiji Uchida Watch Lowlife Love on FilmDoo Like Hitchcock’s Vertigo and Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom, Eiji Uchida’s Lowlife Love thrives on the psychosexual and metacinematic underpinnings of what some academic types might refer to as ‘the […]
What is now referred to as “The Iranian New Wave” is an ongoing movement that has been taking place for about 50 years, throughout many major political and social changes in Iran. It is comprised […]
This week we bring you a selection of French films from recent decades, ranging from the comical to the sensual and featuring a variety of award-winning European talent. The Forbidden Woman (dir. Philippe Harel, France) A […]