Violet Du Feng’s film tells the story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them. Nüshu (女书), literally ‘women script’, (…) Continue Reading »

North America: neon motel signs; lens flares; two unlikely companions embarking on a road trip (he’s uptight and reads Chekhov, she’s into aliens and couldn’t name a single Russian author). Have we all seen this movie before? Yes! And no. (…) Continue Reading »

The documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (d. Anna Hints) almost entirely takes place in a smoke sauna in Vana-Võromaa, South-East Estonia. In the sauna a group of women come together to purify, cleanse, heal and converse. Opening with haunting (…) Continue Reading »

Julius is an activist and NHS campaigner, and watched the UK Premiere of ‘The Old Oak’ at the Cheltenham International Film Festival, after which Ken Loach answered questions about the film from a packed and very enthusiastic audience. Ken (…) Continue Reading »

Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet returns from the grave as a depressed immortal vampire living off of blood and impunity. Chile’s infamous dictator Augusto Pinochet returns from the grave in Pablo Larraín’s latest unconventional biopic, El Conde (…) Continue Reading »

Ahead of its UK release in the Autumn, here’s our review of Our River…Our Sky (aka Kulshi Makoo in Arabic), Iraqi filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi’s most recent feature film. Enjoy your summer, everyone! Set in Baghdad in 2006, specifically (…) Continue Reading »

The Emerging Filmmakers Night Short Film Festival’s Final Deadline for submissions is TODAY! EFN are are a disability friendly festival with screenings and events accessible to the d/Deaf and HoH community and a BIFA qualifying festival for the (…) Continue Reading »

Asmae El Moudir won the best director prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard for Kadib Abyad (The Mother Of All Lies) A story about forgotten history and buried secrets unravels when a young girl realises she only has one picture from her childhood (…) Continue Reading »

"Wajib" is a masterfully crafted film that unfolds with subtle brilliance, leaving a profound impact on its audience. Set in the Palestinian city of Nazareth within Israel, the story follows Shadi and his father, Abu Shadi, as they hand-deliver (…) Continue Reading »

Under the Fig Trees opens in rural Tunisia; we see a glorious blue sky streaked with hues of reddish yellow. It is the dawn of a new day, but it is also an immediate introduction to a key theme of the film - freedom. The camera slowly brings us (…) Continue Reading »