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25 August 2014
New Horizons International Film Festival
by Elise Loiseau
24 August 2014
Short of the Week: The Elephant’s Garden - Q&A with Felix Colgrave
by Lucile BourliaudThis week’s film trippy offering is animator Felix Colgrave’s The Elephant’s Garden, brought to our attention by the Annecy Film Festival.
Colgrave has created a colourful, strange, vaguely nightmarish world in which we watch the food chain (...) Continue Reading »
23 August 2014
Beauty Is...
by Coco GreenBeauty Is is a 2-hour documentary about the attitudes and opinions of Black British women and men on the meaning of Black beauty. For women. The film argues that complex processes of internalised racism and alienation have arisen as a result of the media, cosmetic, health and fashion industries which idolise the white Barbie doll and are intent on helping Black women to become more like her. (...) Continue Reading »
23 août 2014
Court de la semaine : The Elephant’s Garden + Q&A avec Felix Colgrave
par Lucile BourliaudCette semaine nous embarquons pour un trip sous acide grâce à une jolie révélation du festival d’Annecy, The Elephant’s garden, du jeune animateur australien Felix Colgrave.
C’est un jardin extraordinaire qu’a imaginé Felix Colgrave. Tel un (...) Lire la suite »
17 août 2014
Court de la semaine - The River de Sam Handel
par Lucile BourliaudEnfin ! Voilà un court métrage qui évite l’écueil irritant du concept tenant lieu de scénario. The River est un film charmant et bavard, qui se prélasse dans la chaleur suffocante de l’été et n’est pas pressé d’arriver à destination.
Ce qui n’est pas le cas de sa protagoniste, Maria, qui n’a qu’une obsession : aller au bord de la rivière. « Il faut que j’aille me baigner » crie-t-elle à (...) Lire la suite »
16 August 2014
Saturday Short - Sam Handel’s The River
by Jack WormellAt last! A cracking short film that refrains from an irritatingly tidy conceit as if it’s a reasonable substitute for substance; The River is a mouthy, charming film that basks in the hot dry sun (‘Goddamnit it’s hot!’) and is in no hurry to get anywhere. Apart from its main character – Maria – who is desperate to get to The River - ‘I got to get in that river!!!’ she cries at her boss, (...) Continue Reading »
10 August 2014
Saturday Short : Next Floor - Denis Villeneuve
by Elise LoiseauBefore adapting Wadji Mouawad’s Incendies in 2010 and earning himself an international reputation with Prisoners, Canadian film maker Denis Villeneuve directed this cultish short that toured festivals around the world and won the Best Short (...) Continue Reading »
9 août 2014
Court de la semaine : Next Floor - Denis Villeneuve
par Elise LoiseauAdaptateur de Wajdi Mouawad au cinéma (Incendies, 2010) et esthète du cinéma canadien, Denis Villeneuve est aussi l’auteur d’un court quasi culte qui a fait le tour des festivals de la planète, et a entre autres remporté le prix du Meilleur (...) Lire la suite »
9 August 2014
Q and A with the Leeds Queer Film Fest team
by Abla KandalaftHow was the festival started?
[Queer Mutiny North->http://queermutinynorth.wordpress.com put on the first two festivals. They are a DIY collective that organises lots of events as an alternative to the mainstream gay scene and this is something that was continued by other people.
What would you say defines a queer festival or a queer film?
We struggled to come up with a single (...) Continue Reading »
9 August 2014
Pudsey the movie - poster
by Tony HicksonTony Hickson’s latest review of a film poster Continue Reading »