Ping-Wen Wang’s short drama Between Us is the story of a relationship that can never be any more than it already is, chronicling a decisive moment in an ongoing affair between married mother Tara (Sierra […]
Female Directors
By Owen Peters Directed by Camille Fontaine European Film Market review Having watched Camille Fontaine’s debut film By Accident, I would dearly have liked an accompanying note which would have run, “OK that’s the draft […]
By David Pountain Watch Me, Myself and Her on FilmDoo Italian director Maria Sole Tognazzi’s latest feature, Me, Myself and Her (original title: Io e lei), is a two-woman love story that takes on an […]
By David Pountain Anette Belley’s understated short La Traverse is that rare coming-of-age film to respect the nuances and gradualism of the coming-of-age process. Set across a few hours in a single day, the French-Canadian picture […]
By Amy Dunning Directed by July Jung Watch A Girl at My Door on FilmDoo Beautifully filmed in rural South Korea, A Girl at My Door follows policewoman Young-Nam as she is relocated to a small fishing […]
By David Pountain Directed by Ella Manzheeva Warsaw Film Festival review Ella Manzheeva’s The Gulls is a directorial debut of unusual stylistic confidence. With sparing use of dialogue and low-key performances, the film expresses itself largely through […]