A film goes into pre-production in Beirut the day after the infamous 2020 port explosion in Cyril Aris’ gripping doc Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano.
Filmmaking is Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Tag: Film Festival
The Kids are Not Alright in Russian Found-Footage Doc Manifesto
Found-footage documentary Manifesto is both a startling, necessary film but also a disturbing one, calling into question filmmaking ethics in a fascist state.
goEast Film Festival Day One: The Rise of the Hybrids
An Armenian animated documentary and a shape-shifting Ukrainian 90s-set film noir characterise a strong start to goEast Film Festival.
Past, Present and Future Collide at CPH:DOX 2023
Three Nordic features at CPH:DOX 2023 critique our impact on the environment, pointing to future ways of keeping harmony between the environment and man.
Death and Divorce: Two First Features from Tallinn Film Festival 2022
A couple of excellent first features from the Tallinn Film Festival show both physical and mental pain, and the different ways to reconcile the two.
Cottbus Film Festival Day One: A Continent in Collapse
Day one of the Cottbus Film Festival expertly shows the major fault-lines running through the seams of Eastern European society.
Antalya Film Festival Days Six and Seven: The Epic Tides of History
A new film charting Italian life in the early 20th Century and the most epic widescreen experience possible round out Antalya 2022.