By David Pountain Watch W.A.K.A. on FilmDoo.com Francoise Ellong’s intense feature debut, W.A.K.A., takes an unflinching look at the sacrifices of identity, security and pride that are sometimes necessary to raise a child under financially trying […]
Watch Age of Panic on FilmDoo.com With her 2013 narrative feature debut, Age of Panic, French director Justine Triet delivered a layered, intelligent yet viscerally compelling drama that parallels the personal commotion of conflicting parents with […]
Frameline Film Festival review Director: Micaela Rueda With a runtime of less 70 minutes and a sparing approach to dialogue, Micaela Rueda’s Take Me for a Ride is a coming-of-age film crafted with an unusual […]
Amidst intoxicated nights and sobering days, Emily Iason’s Blood and Water evokes a fundamental need for care and intimacy, and how this need can inspire intelligent people to do reckless things. The short film opens […]
By David Pountain Kate Maveau’s entrancingly shot Shimi is set in a strange and vibrant reality where danger and discomfort seem inherently linked with lust and intimacy. Chronicling young naïve ballet student Keely’s immersion into […]
By David Pountain Watch Stevie on FilmDoo.com In Chloe Jury-Fogel’s charming and insightful Stevie, a series of small, low-key moments and exchanges prove pivotal in the coming-of-age of the film’s tomboyish title character, played by Jury-Fogel […]
