A personal tale of atomic devastation set in the stunning town of Nagasaki, Laurence Lévesque’s Okurimono is a slow-burn inquiry into the ever-present past.
Okurimono Captures the Long Shadow of History
Category: Festivals
Reviews and dispatches exploring the best new cinema premiering around the world.
Mother Vera. Breaking the Habit
Mother Vera displays its photography origins with stark yet visually striking black-and-white photography, depicting the life of a nun in remote Belarus.
Fragments of Ice Dances Under a Crumbling Empire
Blessed with a treasure trove of archive material left by her father, Maria Stoianova shares her story growing up during the collapse of the Soviet Union
Mall of Us Strangers
In All, Or Nothing At All, presented in two unique, each-way versions, Jiajun Zhang captures the modern malaise of contemporary Chinese capitalism.
Malu. The Bout of the Brazilian Bohèmes.
With shades of Cassavetes, Pedro Freire’s Brazilian debut Malu is a spirited and claustrophobic homage to the influence of his chaotic mother.
Otro Sol. Only Crime Will Tell.
Francisco Rodriguez Teare’s hybrid debut Otro Sol is a creative and crafty investigation of criminal and colonial legacies — in Chile and beyond.
To Be An Extra Examines a Self In Parts
Long consigned to the cinematic sidelines, perpetual extra Henrike Meyer gathers her manifold experiences into a touching journey of self-actualisation.
My First Film Testifies to the Collective Energy Necessary for All Creation
A loose adaptation of a live performance about a failed film, Zia Anger’s docufiction My First Film both deconstructs and reinvents the filmmaking process.
“This is a story of becoming” – Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer and Susanne Heuer on The Teaches of Peaches
Near the 25th anniversary of Peaches’ explosive second album, The Teaches of Peaches gives gret insight into her life. We talked with the team behind the film.
Berlinale 2024: After Hours
From retrospective to classics to special, here are mini-reviews of everything else Journey into Cinema saw at Berlinale 2024.