If you haven’t yet discovered the bold and sensitive artistry of modern Russian cinema, now would be a good time to start. This week, we’re bringing you several new releases from the region that come courtesey […]
Month: September 2017
Open City Documentary Festival interview Atelier de Conversation documents a series of language workshops at the Pompidou Centre in Paris and captures the diverse range of people and topics that come together in the space. Through […]
Director: Daisy Asquith Sensitive, cheeky and enriched with a healthy shot of self-awareness, Daisy Asquith’s kaleidoscopic Queerama is as much a reflection on the shifting status of LGBTQ people within the UK pop culture landscape […]
Director: Alexander Kott Watch Test on FilmDoo Alexander Kott’s wordless Test may technically be a period film – inspired by the Soviet Union’s nuclear bomb testing in the Kazakh region of Semipalatinsk in 1949 – but its […]
Director: Vladimir Beck Watch Little Bird on FilmDoo The sometimes blurry line between the barely-teens and almost-adults of Little Bird, the mesmerising new feature from Vladimir Beck, is established in the film’s first two minutes via two […]
Director: Wiktor Ericsson Through its opening sequence, Wiktor Ericsson’s Strawberry Days (Jordgubbslandet) sets the tone for its steady-paced narrative with long shots of empty and tranquil farmland during the early hours of the morning. This sequence […]