Director: Benj Binks Watch Mongolian Bling on FilmDoo “Hip-hop originated in Mongolia.” Once this surprising message is articulated by a traditional musician in the opening moments of Mongolian Bling, the tone is set, and the subject of the documentary promises to be unique. […]
Director: Lee Kwang-kuk London Korean Film Festival teaser screening review A quiet sense of defeat runs through every long, despondent stare and impeded attempt at communication in Lee Kwang-kuk’s latest effort. Though the escaped zoo […]
Director: Mahmoud Ghaffari Watch Hair on FilmDoo From its silent opening scene of a young woman weeping as she fiercely combs out her long dark hair (an intensely watchable Shabnam Akhlaghi, her performance both febrile and contained), Mahmoud Ghaffari’s […]
Director: Juan Gautier Watch Tanger Gool on FilmDoo A blend of documentary and scripted drama, Spanish production Tanger Gool is a concerted effort to present a feel-good film about the concerns of Arab youth in the poor Bir […]
Director: Hong Sang-soo London Korean Film Festival teaser screening review The word ‘strange’ is thrown around a lot in Claire’s Camera, and sure enough, in its effortlessly free-wheeling structure and its peculiar yet recognisable take on human behaviour, […]
Director: Yang Yong-hi Watch Dear Pyongyang on FilmDoo How many of us know anything much about North Korea’s history? And how many of us are willing to be more curious? A few years ago, I read Guy […]
