IDFA Review: Radiograph of a Family
Whilst in Britain we have a national religion, the percentage of the population who attend church regularly is down in single figures. Although this apathy spans much of Europe, we…
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IDFA Review: Il Mio Corpo
In 2012, Italy had the highest rates of child poverty in Europe. For decades, the south has been overlooked by the wealthier north and Sicily is the country’s poorest region.…
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IDFA Review: Non Western
Despite it being the twenty-first century, interracial marriage is still taboo in many cultures and countries. Indeed, this form of union is often forbidden, whether that’s legally, morally or religiously.…
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IDFA Review: Long, Live, Love
When someone is suffering from a serious illness, focus naturally centres on their welfare and wellbeing. They become the centre of attention for their friends and family, whose trajectories shift…
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IDFA Review: Jacinta
The bond between a mother and daughter is very special and entirely different to any other familial relationship. This closeness which comes both from nature and nurture is one which…
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IDFA Review: Ziyara
By the end of World War II, there had been a Jewish community in Morocco for over two thousand years. Their numbers peaked around 1948 when there were roughly 250,000…
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IDFA Review: Gunda
As human beings we’re programmed to long for companionship. Now, that naturally comes from within our own species, but I’m sure no one really needs a biology lesson. However, unless…
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IDFA Review: The Last Hillbilly
In today’s popular culture the term ‘hillbilly’ is often used to describe someone who is unsophisticated, poor and from the country. Maybe even a little backwards. However, in reality the…
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IDFA Review: Bulletproof
March 2020 marked a major landmark. It was the first month since 2002 when there had not been a school shooting in the US. And it only took a global…
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IDFA Review: Acasă, My Home
During the reign of Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania he had a grand plan. This was to turn acres of swampy land on the outskirts of Bucharest into a reservoir. Whilst…
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