By Lauren Hurrell Michael Tyburski’s Actor Seeks Role follows an aspiring method actor (played by Alex Karpovsky) who earns his wages performing in various roles as a medical patient for training medical students. He soon […]
By Owen Peters Directed by Stephan Bergmann Taking a cruise ship holiday evokes a definitive and emotive response from most people who have gone through the experience. Some people love the interaction with new fellow […]
By David Pountain Josh Kim’s short documentary, Draft Day, takes a brief snippet of LGBT life in Thailand to reveal the larger society at a curious juncture characterised by the shifting attitudes of the 2010s. […]
By Amy Dunning Directed by MÃ¥ns MÃ¥nsson Gothenburg Film Festival review This film adaptation of Kristian Lundberg’s influential novel, is a semi-autobiographical tale of social immobility and the anguish that it can cause. The story follows an unnamed […]
By David Pountain Anette Belley’s understated short La Traverse is that rare coming-of-age film to respect the nuances and gradualism of the coming-of-age process. Set across a few hours in a single day, the French-Canadian picture […]
By David Pountain Directed by Ming Jin Woo International Film Festival Rotterdam review From its pensive opening minutes to its quiet revelation of a conclusion, the present day Malaysia of Ming Jin Woo’s The Second Life of Thieves […]