In between dying — Hilal Baydarov (2020)
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...
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Lahi, Hayop – Lav Diaz (2020)
September 14, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Present. Past. – The Cinema of Lav Diaz
September 12, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Fate – Fred Kelemen (1994)
August 25, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Long Day’s Journey Into Night – Bi Gan (2018)
August 17, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Days – Tsai Ming-liang (2020)
August 11, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Birha – Ekta Mittal (2018)
July 20, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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I have fallen in love. I have fallen in love with a film, with a filmmaker. I have fallen in love with a hypnotising atmosphere,...
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Self Portrait: Window in 47km – Zhang Mengqi (2019)
June 29, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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In recent months and years, I have come across quite a substantial number of strong, independent slow films from China. Of course, Wang Bing remains...
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Father and Sons – Wang Bing (2014)
June 15, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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Over several years, Wang Bing has built up a library of films about migration. We tend to understand migration as a movement of people. It...
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A slow return
June 3, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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I’m sipping on a slowly brewed coffee. At my favourite local café. It’s been three months that I haven’t had a chance to do this....
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