Organic Cinema – Thorsten Botz-Bornstein (2017)
Slow Cinema polarises. Even though it is no longer as prominent as when Jonathan Romney published his Sight & Sound article in 2010, the debate...
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Category: Books & Articles
2019 – The Year in Review
December 10, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Another year comes to an end and perhaps you’re as tired of “end of year” lists as I am. Every December (and increasingly every November),...
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Time in Japanese art and society
July 30, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Those of you who have been with me for a while will remember that I used to be very keen on establishing a link between...
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Chantal Akerman – Afterlives (Marion Schmid, Emma Wilson, 2019)
July 5, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Afterlives. The title of the new English-language book on Akerman’s work, edited by Marion Schmid and Emma Wilson, is poignant, painful even, but perhaps the...
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Wang Bing – Un geste documentaire de notre temps (Antony Fiant, 2019)
June 7, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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It’s been quite a while since I have reviewed a book. This was primarily down to my not finding the right ones, or my waiting...
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The spirit of absence
February 6, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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I have long been fascinated by the power of absence. I hadn’t known that this was one element that drew me towards Slow Cinema until...
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Pre-order The Art(s) of Slow Cinema magazine now!
December 15, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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After months of work, the very first issue of The Art(s) of Slow Cinema magazine is now available for pre-order via tao films. It’s thanks...
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Le passeur de temps – Sylviane Agacinski (2000)
October 18, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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More often than not, book flea markets are the best way to find gems that you might not find in book shops (anymore). Very old...
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The Long Take – Art Cinema and the Wondrous (Lutz Koepnick, 2017)
July 30, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Time for a new book review. It’s been comparatively quiet in academic publishing when it comes to Slow Cinema. I speak of experience when I...
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The next step – The Art(s) of Slow Cinema Journal
May 23, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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It’s been several years that I dream of publishing my own journal. I was still a student when I began to think about pursuing this...
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