Review: Christmas (2021)
All Dongdong wants for Christmas is a pair of sneakers, the same as his friend Yangyang will get. The difference between the two, however, is their class background.
Pardi di Domani
Review: And Then They Burn The Sea (2021)
Majid Al-Remaihi’s film is partly an attempt to rescue or retrieve something both of his mother and himself.
Review: It Must (2021)
The film’s drama may well be familiar and straightforward, but the lack of support or empathy from those around her make Silvia’s troubling day all the more unbearable
Diana Cam Van Nguyen: “We had to invent something different”
My father knew that I was making a film about him, but he was only aware of the letters and my original idea
Review: Suncatcher (2021)
Kim Torres’ film portrays a kind of detachment that is all too familiar, but imbues it with a wistfulness rather than any sense of criticism.
Review: Night (2021)
Ahmad Saleh’s new animation is disconcertingly beautiful, but the tension between the intricate precision of the filmmaking and the brutal pain of the subject matter is precisely the point.
Review: Playtime (2021)
Simone Bozzelli’s film explores the dangers and pleasures of playfulness, and specifically unstructured play, where the rules have not been decided on, and identity can become fluid.
Review: Caricaturana (2021)
With ‘Caricaturana’ the prolific Radu Jude delivers a film that astutely references history and art as it weaves along a journey that ultimately delivers a biting bit of satirical commentary.
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