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: Research
The Invisible Present
July 15, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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When have you last looked at the sky? When have you last taken the time to look at the stars? It’s difficult to do these...
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Apichatpong’s shamanic journeys
July 7, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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I see a little boy. He stands on one leg. He wears shorts and a short-sleeved chequered shirt. He holds up one of his hands...
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Rumination
August 16, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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About three weeks ago, I started an introductory course in psychology. I felt the need to dive a little deeper into what I myself was...
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Emancipation
October 12, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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The Art(s) of Slow Cinema Issue 02
March 21, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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Ca y est, it’s time! The new issue of The Art(s) of Slow Cinema magazine is finally available! It’s taken longer than I had thought....
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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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Escaping time
June 24, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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I didn't expect my thinking about the possibility of escaping time. It's one of those age-old science-fiction dreams that people have. Time travel is perhaps...
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Happy 10th Slow Cinema anniversary
March 18, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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This year marks a special anniversary for me. Ten years ago in summer, I watched my first slow film. It was Béla Tarr’s The Man from...
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