Slow Retirements
It came as a shock to cinephiles in 2011 when Hungarian director Béla Tarr announced that The Turin Horse would be his last film. I...
Read More
Category: Research
Lav Diaz Official Website
August 31, 2013
by Nadin Mai
10 Comments
This is a short blog post to promote the new, official website of slow-film director Lav Diaz from the Philippines. If you’re interested in his...
Read More
Mainstream Slow Cinema
August 18, 2013
by Nadin Mai
2 Comments
Two terms that do not go together. I'm well aware of this. But a thought occurred to me last night, which, to be honest, has...
Read More
Norte – A Verdict
August 2, 2013
by Nadin Mai
9 Comments
I was in the privileged position to be able to watch Lav Diaz's latest film Norte, which was nominated in the category Un Certain Regard...
Read More
More slow films for the world
July 27, 2013
by Nadin Mai
No Comments
Finally, some slow news appear in the thick of the world wide web. First of all, Lav Diaz’s Norte was screened in Poland as part...
Read More
Are you making slow films?
July 21, 2013
by Nadin Mai
No Comments
I went to the latest exhibition at the DCA, Dundee, today. There will be new rules next week is a display of illustration works by...
Read More
Slow Cinema vs Slow Film
July 4, 2013
by Nadin Mai
No Comments
The MeCCSA conference was great in many ways. One of them was that I did not feel alone in questioning the term 'Slow Cinema'. There...
Read More
The Power of Time
June 17, 2013
by Nadin Mai
No Comments
People who prefer slowness in their lives argue that we're all slaves of the clock. Those who can't live without the constant rush of adrenaline...
Read More
Part of the landscape
June 9, 2013
by Nadin Mai
No Comments
The invention and widespread use of the mechanical clock in the middle of the last millennium has not only changed our understanding of time. It...
Read More
From Painting to Drawing?
May 19, 2013
by Nadin Mai
1 Comment
I have to admit that it sounds odd to bring drawing into my research. I have long argued that painting is the most appropriate art...
Read More