Category: FILM
Khartoum
In a world where migrants are increasingly treated as faceless numbers, Khartoum offers a vital and deeply humanising portrayal of five Sudanese people forced to flee war. Filmed entirely on iPhones, the documentary allows its subjects to tell their own stories with honesty and emotion, using roleplay reminiscent of Gestalt therapy to revisit painful memories. At a time when compassion is in short supply, Khartoum reminds us why empathy matters.
Nuns Versus the Vatican
At TIFF, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet lit up Oscar buzz, but the most urgent film was Lorena Luciano’s Nuns Versus the Vatican — a devastating exposé of clerical abuse and the Church’s silence.
Nonnes contre le Vatican
Au Festival de Toronto, Chloé Zhao a captivé avec Hamnet, mais le film le plus marquant fut “Nuns vs Vatican” de Lorena Luciano — un documentaire-choc sur les abus de religieuses et le silence de l’Église.
Attenborough et les océans : un plaidoyer pour l’avenir
À 99 ans, David Attenborough tire la sonnette d’alarme : dans son dernier film, il rappelle l’urgence de préserver les océans, écosystème clé de notre survie. Entre constats alarmants et lueurs d’espoir, un plaidoyer essentiel pour notre planète.
Ocean
n Ocean, David Attenborough, nearing his 100th year, reflects on the ocean’s power to restore our planet. Despite destructive practices like deep-sea trawling, the documentary offers hope through protected zones where marine life is rebounding. From Hawai’i to West Papua, local and global efforts show the ocean’s resilience—if only we let it heal.
Tribeca Film Festival 2024
From powerful reexaminations of historical experiments to deeply personal portraits of artists and coming-of-age tales, this year’s Tribeca Film Festival offered a vibrant and emotionally rich slate of documentaries and features. Highlights include The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth, Luther: Never Too Much, Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara, and more.
Frida Kahlo
Le documentaire “Frida” met en avant la forte personnalité de la protagoniste, son intégrité et sa souffrance physique. Bien que son destin nous paraisse aujourd’hui extraordinaire, ce n’était malheureusement pas le ressenti de l’artiste. Sa vie est faite d’obstacles…
OMEN
In his striking directorial debut, Belgian rapper Baloji blends magical realism with cultural introspection in Omen, a haunting tale of tradition, identity, and return. Set for UK release this spring, the film has already gained international acclaim and was Belgium’s submission for the 96th Academy Awards.