Long consigned to the cinematic sidelines, perpetual extra Henrike Meyer gathers her manifold experiences into a touching journey of self-actualisation.
To Be An Extra Examines a Self In Parts
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Exploring the Outer Edge of Film
Long consigned to the cinematic sidelines, perpetual extra Henrike Meyer gathers her manifold experiences into a touching journey of self-actualisation.
This year’s Berlinale Shorts reveals an obsession with the ongoing crises of modernity, while revealing biases about the types of stories allowed to be told.
Funnier than most out-and-out comedies, Sterben captures the messy absurdity of life in all its glory, despite, or perhaps, because of, the sad subject matter.
A perfect cast and a breezy tone, intermingling with moments of horror and danger, characterise Afire, a more low-key effort from Christian Petzold.
Three feminine-focused films — from central Europe to the middle-east — push women to the brink in the Berlinale 2023 panorama section.
Day one of the Cottbus Film Festival expertly shows the major fault-lines running through the seams of Eastern European society.