The final curtain
I still remember the excitement I felt when I saw my first slow film. Summer 2009. Slow and exciting are perhaps two words that don’t...
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Category: Books & Articles
Notes on the End of a World – The Films of Béla Tarr
December 2, 2024
by Nadin Mai
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What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period of post-war history, but...
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Year in Review 2023
December 3, 2023
by Nadin Mai
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In summer this year, I decided to take an indefinite break from writing for The Art(s) of Slow Cinema. It was an incredibly difficult decision....
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Pre-order: The Art(s) of Slow Cinema Anthology
August 19, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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Thirteen years ago, I saw my first slow film. Ten years ago, I started writing about slow films. A decade of writing, of thinking, of...
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Turtle Rock – Xiao Xiao, Lin Lin (2017)
January 13, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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In Europe, Germany counts as a rather large country. With over 80 million inhabitants, I have countless fellows. There are so many areas and regions...
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Year in Review 2021
December 22, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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On 31 December 2020, in the evening, I went to bed. For the first time in my (adult) life, I didn’t stay up until midnight...
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Forthcoming Arabic Publication
December 15, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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I believe that it was in February 2020 that I found a tempting email in my inbox. A publisher based in the United Arab Emirates...
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Avoir le temps – Pascal Chabot (2021)
October 13, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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Especially since the widespread use of smartphones and social media, life feels extremely fast. Notifications from all kind of apps take over our phone screen,...
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Contemplation
July 16, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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In April this year, I had the pleasure to publish my very first baby. Human Condition(s) – An aesthetic of cinematic slowness has already shipped...
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Wang Bing – The walking eye (2021)
May 11, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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I wished it was me who had the idea for this brilliant title. Sadly, I only managed to use “the camera as eye” at some...
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