Visions du Réel Review: Flee
Throughout the current ‘refugee crisis’, which has seemingly been classed as such because it impacts on Europe, the narrative has tended to focus on generalisations. There’s an obvious reason for…
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Rob Aldam
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Rob worked on a number of online music magazines, both as a writer and editor, before concentrating on his first love - film. After stints as Cultural and Film Editor on local magazines, he took up residency as Film Editor at Backseat Mafia. He specialises in covering world cinema, independent film, documentaries, and championing the underdog.
Visions du Réel Review: Operation Wolf Patrol
According to the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) there are roughly 15 million people taking part in hunting in America. Whilst its popularity is on the wane, this differs…
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Film Review – Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
The release of a feature film is usually the culmination of a huge amount of work and effort by a large team of people. Whilst the public praise for a…
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Film Review: Together Together
Long gone are the days when a nuclear family was the norm and anything else caused comment or even scandal. In most of the Western world, at least. Today, these…
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Visions du Réel Review: Cane Fire
For many, Kauaʻi is like paradise on Earth. The Hawaiian island is often referred to as the ‘Garden Isle’ due to the lush tropical rainforest which covers much of its…
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Visions du Réel Review: Many Chickens, Lots of Luck
When you mention the word ‘documentary’ to most people their first response is often to think you’re talking about some investigative TV programme. As a genre, evidenced by the fact…
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Visions du Réel Review: Lobster Soup
Until relatively recently, life in the small coastal town of Grindavík on the southern peninsula of Iceland solely revolved around the fishing industry. To a large extent, this remains the…
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Visions du Réel Review: Ostrov – Lost Island
The Soviet Union spanned a vast area of Northern Eurasia, comprised of a number of nominal ‘republics’ and comprising countless different races, ethnicities and religions. Its dissolution sent much of…
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Visions du Réel Review: Courage
Despite campaigning on an independent platform, Alexander Lukashenko soon showed his true colours after his became the first democratically elected president of Belarus. One of his first major actions was…
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Visions du Réel Review: The Bubble
Largely thanks to an unusually long period of peace and decades of medical and scientific advancements, most, if not all, of the Western world has rapidly aging populations. Whilst standards…
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