Tag: Review

In Kimmy Gatewood‘s masterful short film Control, the protagonist’s immaculate attention to detail is a truly admirable strength as well as a sign of her…

Once you understand the tone of Stephanie Kaznocha‘s Confessions, you’ll soon realize how much fun a pair of old ladies can be. And when they…

Ninnoc’s pensive, sombre stare might be a burdened distraction from those big blue beautiful eyes. The echoes of children in the school halls is deliberately…

Meet Nadia Murad, a Sinjar refugee, who has more scars than we can imagine during a lifetime – let alone on the shoulders of a…

One pleasure of watching and reviewing the work of burgeoning female filmmakers is the juxtaposition you feel in how sexual relationships are portrayed in their…

What drives people to find success in their careers can be traced to many factors. Sometimes it’s as simple as seeking a loved one’s approval….

While many filmmakers choose to romanticize childhood in their work, it takes an adept hand to craft a story that draws out the suffering and…

Haifaa al-Mansour is one of the most significant figures in cinema in Saudi Arabia. She is praised and vilified for her films which encourage discussion…

Abbey is competing with Jesus for the heart of her mother, at least she thinks she is. This hilarious film about a second-generation immigrant child…

Operation Ganga was an evacuation of medical students and other citizens of India from Ukraine after Russia invaded in 2022. Over 18,000 students were assisted…

At one point in this film the words “estamos a tiempo” appear, which roughly translate to “in due time.” Water Ashes is very much about…

In the history of unusual subjects that create romantic couples, the story of this real-life volcanologist couple, Katia and Maurice Krafft, is towards the top…

The moment the opening voice-over drifts into our ears, with the visuals of art materials, a combination of prickly backstories and a kind of creative…

When you first watch the short film Hands, made by Chicago-based film student, Lara Haciosmanoglu, it is fairly easy to pick at the bones of…