Posts tagged LFF

Gianfranco Rosi is a filmmaker whose focus has squarely been on the underdog. Whether that’s migrants searching for a new home or squatters living on …

Hundreds of people die every year trying to make the journey north across the US/Mexican border. It’s a journey which is fraught with danger and …

Mads Mikkelsen is an actor who will be familiar to UK audiences. Whilst he’s appeared in a number of huge Hollywood films, including Rogue One …

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 …

In today’s world of gastropubs and artisanal gin bars, it’s easy to forget the role these establishments have played for hundreds of years of human …

What would you do for love? Just how far would you go?  It’s a question which has fascinated and troubled writers and storytellers for hundreds …

Anyone who has experience of a friend or relative suffering from dementia will know what an absolutely horrendous condition it is. It’s an illness which …

To even use the term ‘African cinema’ when describing the diversity and richness of myriad national film industries scattered across a huge continent, is to …

Whilst ‘the troubles’ in Northern Ireland might be over (although there are worrying signs that this isn’t the case) it doesn’t mean that those who …

Whilst animation has always been popular with cinema audiences, until recently it was only really Disney films which attracted mainstream attention. With the rise in …