A slyly inventive reflection of owning the most generic name in the United Kingdom, Being John Smith finds a novel way to tackle the big questions.
Being John Smith, Or What’s In a Name Anyway
Redmond Bacon
Redmond is the editor-in-chief of Journey Into Cinema.
Valentina and the MUOSters. A Satellite Life.
A quarter-life crisis meets political critique in Valentina and the MUOSters, depicting the life of one woman living under an American radio base.
Flowers of Ukraine. Resistance Through Chaos.
Flowers of Ukraine is a touching tribute to individual resistance that acts as a metaphor for an entire country under Russian aggression.
Losing It at The Opera!
An EU-funded cousin of Megalopolis, The Opera! is a baffling and bad film that astounds with its incredibly basic classical music choices.
The Accidental President. Strength Through Vulnerability.
With unfettered access, The Accidental President paints a deeply human portrait of Belarus’ reluctant opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
Aye, There’s The Cherub
A fat straight man finds a new lease of life when he sends his self-portrait into a gay magazine in Devin Shears’ touching debut Cherub.
Weightless Goes in Search of Love Past
A man’s grief-induced amnesia provides excellent inspiration for a journey through the past in Sara Fgaier’s powerful debut Weightless.
Tezeta Puts a Spotlight on the Little-Known History of Armenians in Ethiopia
The ten-years-in-the-making Tezeta is a lively and fascinating portrait of Armenia’s contribution to Ethiopian musical history.
Underseen Festival Favourites 2024
Puncturing through the noise of endless movies playing throughout the world with our selection of underseen 2024 festival favourites worth checking out.
GAIFF Day Four: Redemption Through Art
The splendours of Parajanov, Neapolitan artistry and a variety of Armenian shorts show how art can redeem us and help us process past and present difficulties.