By David Pountain With its nuanced characterisations and sensitive, intellectually honest depictions of youth, education, migrant work and domestic abuse, Vittorio Moroni’s If I Close My Eyes I’m Not Here succeeds on an intimately human […]
Interviews
By David Pountain From the resonant absurdity of The Wayward Cloud to the most penetrating finale of the year in Stray Dogs, Chen Shiang-chyi has an outstanding record of performing in profound, socially relevant works […]
By David Pountain With its relentlessly bleak visual palette and intensely troubling subject matter (namely murder and child molestation), it’s safe to say that upcoming Belgian crime drama The Treatment will not appeal to every taste. […]
By David Pountain More than thirty years since the premiere of Monika Treut’s feature film debut, the German auteur most famous for her queer films continues to stretch herself with new projects, “I like to change […]
By David Pountain Slated for release in US cinemas this coming May, Time Lapse, the mind-bending directorial feature-length debut of Bradley King, has generated quite a buzz on the festival circuit. Following three roommates who […]
We were fortunate enough to speak to Dutch director Tamar van den Dop on the day of the UK premiere of her latest feature film Supernova at the Cambridge Film Festival. The film won the Grand […]