Films Memory Exercises — Paz Encina (2016) February 1, 2021 by Nadin Mai No Comments A woman on a train with children. A dictatorship. 35 years. The control. And the exile. That’s the first image they left me with. Paraguay.... Read More
Films Red Moon Tide – Lois Patino (2019) January 6, 2021 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment The moon is a monster, it devours time. Rubio. A fisherman. He loved the sea, he loved the freedom when heading out with his boat.... Read More
Books & Articles Films Year in Review 2020 December 7, 2020 by Nadin Mai 12 Comments A few years ago, I started to write a little summary of what the year in Slow Cinema was like. I liked to look back... Read More
Films Research Emancipation October 12, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments Admittedly, I had quite a break from The Art(s) of Slow Cinema. Four weeks without a blog post is not in my nature. Nor was... Read More
Films In between dying — Hilal Baydarov (2020) September 19, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments To wait is utter darkness. When we wait, time is suspended. Often, we wait for something that makes us nervous or anxious, something that makes... Read More
Films Lahi, Hayop – Lav Diaz (2020) September 14, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments What has changed? What has changed in the world of Lav Diaz that made him return to his roots? Those of you who have been... Read More
Conferences Films Papers Present. Past. – The Cinema of Lav Diaz September 12, 2020 by Nadin Mai 5 Comments Yesterday, I presented a brief overview of the cinema of Filipino director Lav Diaz as part of a webinar on arthouse cinema, organised by the... Read More
Films Fate – Fred Kelemen (1994) August 25, 2020 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments I was six years old. I just entered school, I was proud. It was an important day in an important year for me. I still... Read More
Films Long Day’s Journey Into Night – Bi Gan (2018) August 17, 2020 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment It has something bizarre to it. Seeing a film by Bi Gan, which defies any temporal and spatial orientation in the middle of a disorienting... Read More
Films Days – Tsai Ming-liang (2020) August 11, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments When Kang, played by Lee Kang-sheng, crosses a busy road, holding his head with his left hand, his neck being stabilised by a brace, there... Read More