Review: The Men Who Wait (2021)
Truong Minh Quy’s Berlinale Shorts contender The Men Who Wait is a film about men seeking sexual contact on a slag heap that once belonged to a coal mine.
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Berlinale review: Jesus Egon Christ (2021)
Drug addiction is not the topic of the film which shows curiosity to discover what’s hiding behind the mask of substance abuse.
IFFR review: Tracing Utopia 1 (2021)
Inspired by Chris Marker’s 2084 , Catarina de Sousa & Nick Tyson used the props – the artefacts of the cinematographic history (cameras, projectors, film roles…) to construct their version of a time-capsule in the Union Docs auditorium.
IFFR review: Sunsets, Everyday (2020)
The cinematographer Mani Boss makes sure we notice the difference between the stability of the picture showing a world of male tranquility and the trembling world of fear that victims of abuse live in
IFFR review: 80 000 years (2021)
Christelle Lheureux uses split screen to put the segments of Céline’s days in a constantly running dialogue.
Sundance review: Like The Ones I Used to Know (2021)
Penned by the director Annie St-Pierre, the script of Like the Ones I Used to Know which has just world-premiered at Sundance Film Festival, brings the nostalgia of the 1980s that serves as a backdrop for a charming coming-of-age drama full of laughter (and tears), song and cigarette smoke.
Review: Alive (2020)
The writer/ director Jimmy Olsson manages quite well to unmask the hypocrisy of well-meant actions that easily turn into a patronizing fiasco
EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Annie St-Pierre’s short drama “Like The Ones I Used to Know” (2021)
We present an exclusive first look at the trailer of Annie St-Pierre’s short drama ‘Like The Ones I Used to Know‘ that awaits its world premiere in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival Short Film program on January 28th. Ahead of Sundance where it will be screened in the festival’s 1st digital edition, and should the […]
Review: Sunless Shadows (2019)
Most of the stories are heart-breaking and sobering in pointing at the lack of any kind of support for victims of violence, leaving the Iranian women with endurance as the only option.
