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24 January 2022
Interview with Marthe Sebille director of Que La Bete Monte
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
After a bus accident in the middle of nowhere, Lupa decides to tag along with another passenger, Alban, who is determined to reach the nearest village on foot. Crossing through fields and rivers, they slowly go off-course in a strange forest. (…) Continue Reading »
20 January 2022
Interview with Morad Mostafa, director of Khadiga
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
Khadiga, a young mother of 18 lives alone with her baby after her husband left for work in a remote city; in an ordinary day she makes her way through the hustle of Cairo streets to do some visits where she feels uncomfortable with the (…) Continue Reading »
27 November 2021
Q&A with Sari Katharyn, director of THE SAPPHO PROJECT: FRAGMENT 147 - EFN AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
by Mydylarama team
With dozens of translations of Sappho’s words recorded by queer women from all over the world, we celebrate the fragment’s poignant reflection on memory and legacy. With animation reflecting the evolution of art movements, we pay tribute to queer (…) Continue Reading »
23 November 2021
Our Picks + The Closer and Passing
by Abla Kandalaft, Coco Green
We jumped straight into this week’s picks:
Dave Chappelle’s Netflix show The Closer - we discuss the various contentious issues that had been raised, the concept of punching down - or up - , taking offence, who holds power and critiques of (…) Continue Reading »
21 November 2021
Snapshots from Leeds International Film Festival 2021
by Abla Kandalaft, Alma, Tom L.J.
Every year, the Leeds International Film Festival offers a carefully curated, diverse and exhaustive programme of feature films, retrospectives, shorts, music videos and more. Three members of the team were there. One of us was also part of the (…) Continue Reading »
21 November 2021
Q&A with Dan Thorburn, director of Salt Water Town
by Abla Kandalaft
Salt Water Town was part of the British and Yorkshire shorts selection at the Leeds International Film Festival. It stood out for its impressive cinematography, troubling plot and standout performances by Owen Teale and Tom Glynn-Carney.
Liam (…) Continue Reading »
21 November 2021
Q&A with Sema Basharan, director of The Branches are Hope; The Roots are Memory - Leeds award winner
by Mydylarama team
Sema Basharan’s short documentary explores the history of peace activism and grassroots resistance in Bradford and the way the city’s religious diversity inspired movements towards peacebuilding, through a creative use of experimental art and (…) Continue Reading »
12 November 2021
Les critiques d’Alexandra Casanova
by Alexandra CasanovaAlexandra nous rejoint sur le versant FR de la plate-forme. Voici un article d’intro, avec à la clé 2 films tirés au hasard parmis ceux qui l’ont marquée ces dernières années.
Lorsque, pré-adolescente, j’ai commencé à demander plus de liberté à ma mère, celle-ci m’a autorisée à sortir sans être accompagnée dans la ville pour aller à un seul endroit : le petit cinéma familial du centre-ville. (…) Continue Reading »
27 October 2021
Top Picks + Malignant: In praise of creature features
by Abla Kandalaft, Coco Green, Eddy Durnan
After a couple of weeks’ break for LFF, we are joined by guest Eddy Durnan, a Mydy subscriber, supporter, and a film buff with a long-standing career in visual effects to talk about (the somewhat maligned) Malignant.
A trip down memory lane (…) Continue Reading »
26 October 2021
Vanguard Film Festival at Arnolfini
by Elizabeth Mizon
The Vanguard Film Festival was the final of three events making up Vanguard x Vans: On The Screen in Bristol this autumn, a “celebration of street art and skateboarding history”. An advertising boon for skateboarding apparel manufacturer Vans, no (…) Continue Reading »