New York Counter Film Festival, created in opposition to NYFF’s Zionist ties, enjoyed its inaguaral, radical edition. We report from the frontline.
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Chasing Pavements
Pavements is a biopic, musical and exhibition, with Alex Ross Perry applying the idiosyncratic spirit of the 90s band to novel forms of cinematic expression.
Art, Community and Accessibility on a Brazilian Tropical Island
In a cinema culture dominated by Hollywood, Festival de Vitória, now in its 31st year, puts a necessary spotlight on homegrown Brazilian film.
GAIFF Day One: Ararat to the West, Karabakh to the East
The story of Armenia’s complicated suffering is laid bare in two stylistically opposite yet thematically linked films. From Golden Apricot Film Festival.
Distant Voices, Windless Lives
With a tight 1:1 ratio and an eye for arresting visuals, Windless sure looks great, but its grief-laden tale fails to hit with the viewer emotionally.
The Story of Souleymane. Cycling Through Limbo.
The Story of Souleymane is a tightly-focussed, Dardenne-esque tale of an immigrant delivery driver trying to make ends meet that brims with heartfelt emotions.
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.
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.
The Frantic Love Lies Bleeding Puts the Vibes First
Rose Glass’ sophomore effort, Love Lies Bleeding, is unconcerned with likeability. Here’s why that’s a good thing, live from Sundance.
MMXX. Cristi Puiu Revisits his Annus Horribilis Through Lengthy Anthology.
Cristi Puiu’s MMXX revisits the year he whipped up a bunch of coronavirus controversy with a typically austere anthology that lacks the smarts of his best work.