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Posted on 3 July 2017
K Drama Special #4: Introverted Boss - Eps 11 & 12
by Nandini UppluriAnother good episode of Introverted Boss a.k.a. Sensitive Boss or Shy Boss. What do you think will end up happening to Yi Soo and Kang Woo Il at the end of this series? Also, now that this series has ended (don’t worry, I’m still watching and reviewing it!!) what series do you recommend? :)
THIS EPISODE WAS SO DAMN FUNNY! I’m GETTING THERE! ONLY 4 MORE EPISODES LEFT! What do you think Kang Woo Il and Yi Soo will do next? Will they get married?
I know that I mumble my words from time to (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 21 June 2017
Short of the Week: Wañuy - Clermont-Ferrand 2017
by Abla KandalaftAlejandro Roca Rey’s hauntingly moving film was one of our coups de coeur at this year’s Clermont film festival. Alejandro recently announced Wañuy’s selection at the Palm Springs Festival.
Le court du jour : “Wañuy” de Alejandro Roca Rey from ClermontFd Short Film Festival on Vimeo.
More on Wañuy on the film’s official Facebook page. Continue Reading »
Posted on 7 June 2017
How To Be Human - SCI-FI LONDON
by Mydylarama teamIf you were forced to flee your own war-ridden country, would you sacrifice what makes you human to survive?
How To Be Human is a crowd-funded ambitious and visually impressive short recently screened at SCI-FI LONDON that follows two sisters, one human, one android, as they escape a devastated, post-apocalyptic London. According to the production team, "the film is about the current refugee crisis but in reverse and we have two British citizens leaving the UK in order to survive."
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Posted on 3 June 2017
Short of the Week: Q&A with Gunhild Enger & Jenni Toivoniemi, directors of Kommittén
by Abla KandalaftHow did your collaboration on this film start?
We were invited on to the CPH:LAB programme to collaborate and luckily shared the same sense of humour and found the possibility inspiring.
For the uninitiated, could you explain a little bit more about this junction between the three countries and its significance?
Treriksröset is in Lapland and it’s a ’borderstone’ between Norway, Sweden and Finland. It’s in the middle of the wilderness and a popular place for tourists to visit – even though (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 9 mai 2017
Short of the Week : Q&A with Gunhild Enger & Jenni Toivoniemi, directors of Kommittén
par Abla KandalaftComment a débuté votre collaboration ?
Nous étions invités par l’équipe du programme CPH:LAB à collaborer et heureusement nous partageons le même sens de l’humour, nous avons donc tout de suite donc trouvé cette idée intéressante !
Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas bien la géographie de cette région, pouvez-vous nous en dire plus sur la jonction entre ces trois pays et son importance ?
Treriksröset se trouve en Laponie et c’est une pierre qui marque la frontière entre la Norvège, la Suède et la (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 2 May 2017
‘We are still here’: The Promise
by Lucineh Danielian’We are still here’ are the final words uttered by Oscar Isaac in The Promise, which depicts the harrowing story of the Armenian genocide, the very first genocide of the twentieth century, yet a genocide still denied to this very day.
Set in 1915 Constantinople, it opens with a pleasant and colourful vista of Armenian tradition and culture, before taking a much darker turn with the lead up to the genocide. This film undeniably represents so much more to many people than mere Hollywood (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 11 April 2017
Get Out - "Timely representations of blackness"
by Coco GreenIn short, loved it. In long, ‘Get Out’ is everything you’ve heard and more. Consistently, whether I’m in book club, the bar, in a secret black people meeting at work, people who’ve seen it want to see it again. And those who have seen it twice offer to go with me to see it for a third time. The only thing armchair critics are wrong about is that the film is scary. Not sure who billed it as a horror film, but know that it is suspense and social commentary.
This film is a meet the parents story, (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 3 April 2017
K Drama Special #4: Introverted Boss - Eps 6 & 7
by Nandini UppluriIntroverted Boss is a South Korean television series also known as Sensitive Boss or Shy Boss. The show explores the stories of Eun Hwan Ki, a CEO of a prominent PR company with extreme social anxiety, and a young woman, Chae Ro Woon, whose sister committed suicide at the same company.
After a very exciting and revelatory fifth episode exploring the backstories of the main characters, the show comes back to the present storylines in its sixth and seventh episode.
Watch Nandini Uppluri’s (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 3 April 2017
K Drama Special #3: Introverted Boss - Ep 5
by Nandini UppluriAfter a long break from broadcast, Introverted Boss (also known as Sensitive Boss or Shy Boss) returned to TvN with its fifth episode.
The reason for the delay in broadcast was partly the large number of complaints the show had received. The writers and producers of the drama allegedly stopped the broadcast to re-write parts of the script to make the story suit the audience’s suggestions.
The fifth episode of Introverted Boss shows the backstory of each major character, unveiling the (...) Continue Reading »
Posted on 23 March 2017
Short of the Week: Squirrel Island - Clermont-Ferrand 2017
by Abla KandalaftAstrid Goldsmith is an animator based in Kent. Her short, Squirrel Island, was rewarded at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival; the craftsmanship displayed and attention to detail were applauded by the festival’s audience and jury alike.
We caught up with Astrid to find out more about her approach to animation and sources of inspiration.
Le court du jour : “Squirrel island” de Astrid Goldsmith from ClermontFd Short Film Festival on Vimeo.
Find out more about Astrid’s work at (...) Continue Reading »
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