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Showing the Unimaginable
How should filmmakers depict crimes against humanity? An important question particularly for those filmmakers who decide to make films about the Holocaust.
SUNDANCE 2024
Shiori Ito’s seven years long battle was not simply a fight against Japan’s outdated justice system but also a battle against an entire culture, which seeks to protect powerful men.
The World through Egyptian Eyes
International cinema for many is synonymous with Hollywood and with the exception of perhaps directors working in France, Italy and Great Britain the rest of the world’s great cinematic traditions are, largely […]
A Cinematic Odyssey
The eclectic range of films featured in the Odyssey festival suggest that there is far more to Chinese cinema than lavish martial arts dramas. This festival shows us a country, which is just as quirky, confusing and complex as our own.
Queerness from London to Seoul
In the current toxic and homophobic climate in many countries, the UK’s glorious Flare film festival makes a welcome return. Two films stand out.
SXSW 2023
This year’s SXSW festival was a welcome alternative portrait of the American south; possibly reminding us of the fact that there isn’t just one American south, but several…
Sundance 2023
Sundance is perhaps one of the world’s most joyful festivals since it’s not really about glamour or stars. But is simply a film festival devoted to the celebration of cinema.
BFI London Film Festival
Perhaps one of the friendliest film festivals in the world would have to be the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival, which returned this autumn with its usual wonderful blend of potential Oscar winners, international gems and indie surprises.