IFFR Review: The Day is Over
Traditionally, when focusing on youth the cinematic gaze has rested squarely on boys. Boys were the ones with rampant imaginations and a fearlessness which made for great cinema. This was…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021 Preview
Sheffield Doc/Fest has taken a new direction under the curation of Director Cíntia Gil. Whether by intention or through necessity, given both editions under her curatorship have been during lockdown…
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IFFR Review: Birds of America
One of my local galleries houses John James Audubon’s beautiful Blue Crane, Or Heron. It’s a picture which has always fascinated me. It’s a magnificent work of art but it’s…
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Grimmfest Review: To Your Last Death
Whilst it’s become something of a cliché, the portrayal of rich and powerful white men as bad parents, not to mention dubious people, still often rings true. Power and money…
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Grimmfest Review: A Perfect Enemy
Airports are eerie and haunting places. They function as transit hubs for people who are either embarking on a journey or returning home, providing a space which acts like something…
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Hot Docs Review: The Spokeswoman
Around twenty-five million Mexicans self-identify as being indigenous, that’s something like twenty percent of the population. And though it’s taken several centuries to recover, the numbers are roughly what they…
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CPH:DOX Review: Children of the Enemy
One of the biggest talking points and political challenges created for European governments by daesh and their attempt to make a caliphate is what to do with those citizens who…
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CPH:DOX Review: A Black Jesus
If you look at any representations of Jesus in Europe, Australia, America and most of the developed world, you might be mildly puzzled by the fact the son of God…
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CPH:DOX Review: The Last Shelter
Hundreds of thousands of Africans make the perilous journey from their hometown toward the promised land of Europe every single year. To a large extent, they follow well-established and frequently…
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Visions du Réel Review: Little Palestine (Diary of a Siege)
Whilst it seems that there’s been a huge spike in awareness due to the impact the current refugee crisis is having on Europe and America, there have been displaced peoples…
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