Dartmouth Films
Film Review: The Ants and The Grasshopper
When we talk about climate change or global warming in the Western world, we almost always frame the debate in terms of our own futures. Very little attention is played to the impact our actions are having on those in poorer area of the world right now. Much of Africa, in particular, is already bearing …
Film Review: Dying for Divorce
Domestic violence is a major issue in every corner of the world but in more traditional cultures it’s almost endemic. In Turkey, for example, more than one-in-three women (and girls) has been a victim. As with almost all Muslim countries, women are treated as second-class citizens. Men often see their wives, partners or daughters as …
LFF Review: One Man and His Shoes
When the Chicago Bulls picked a talented young Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft, little did they know what effect the titan would have on the sport. However, whilst he was undoubtedly one of the best players of his generation, the University of North Carolina graduate’s meteoric rise to fame was to a large …
Film Review: Eating Animals
Over the last decade or so we’ve seen a movement across Europe towards veganism and away from a meat-based diet. Whilst there are clearly some health benefits, one of the main reasons people cite for making this lifestyle change is animal cruelty. At least in Europe there is some levels of regulation, whether countries choose …
Film Review: A Cambodian Spring
Cambodia isn’t a country which attracts much external press or media attention. Indeed, most people would be hard pushed to associate the Southeast Asia nation with anything other than the Khmer Rouge and the Killing Fields, unless they’ve visited Angkor Wat on a gap year. At the end of the last century, one of the …
Film Review: The Islands and The Whales
Over the past decade there has been a renewed consciousness around environmental and animal rights issues. However, documentarians are now shining the light on the local issues surrounding controversial topics. Just about everyone in the Western world would agree that whale hunting is abhorrent. However, as Mike Day’s new film The Islands and The Whales …
Film Review: The Divide
Today, society in much of the First World is more polarised than it has been at any time since the World War I. Indeed, as the introduction in The Divide points out, inequality in the US and UK is at its highest levels since 1928. The remarkable thing about all this is that most people …