By Jessica Duncanson BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival review Director: Jakob M. Erwa Adapted from Andreas Steinhöfel’s 1998 novel of the same name, Center of My World (Die Mitte der Welt) revolves around the intimate life […]
coming-of-age
Watch Nena on FilmDoo now Set in the Netherlands in 1989, Nena portrays a young girl struggling to cope with her own coming-of-age as well as her father’s battle with Multiple Sclerosis and his subsequent deteriorating […]
Take Me To The River explores the sensitivity of longstanding family tensions from the perspective of Ryder, a gay Californian teenager that reluctantly goes to visit his mother’s Nebraskan family. After an unexpected crisis occurs, Ryder […]
Director: Michal Vinik Watch Blush on FilmDoo Michal Vinikʼs directorial debut is full of intensity and is somewhat reminiscent of Deniz Gamze Ergüvenʼs Mustang and Abdellatif Kechicheʼs Blue Is the Warmest Color in its exploration […]
By David Pountain Benedict Campbell’s 2008 short Lloyd Neck is a moment of quiet contemplation amidst the bustle and bitchiness of adolescent life, tenderly fleshing out the intuitive nature of a relationship between two siblings. Shot […]
Dir: Koji Fukada By: Sarah Jilani Reminiscent in tone to a mix of Franí§oise Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse and Eric Rohmer’s A Summer’s Tale, Japanese director Fukada’s gentle coming-of-age film takes place at the end of a […]