Books & Articles Autoportrait en cinéaste / Ma mère rit (Chantal Akerman) April 4, 2017 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment In the last fortnight or so, I have read two books by Chantal Akerman. One of them, Autoportrait en cinéaste, is, in fact, a sort of... Read More
VoD platform Tao Films Season Two, 1 April March 21, 2017 by Nadin Mai No Comments I’m very happy to present the selection for the next season of tao films. We have increased the number of films available to eight; three... Read More
Films VoD platform Metropole – Ozal Emier and Virginie Le Borgne (2016) January 23, 2017 by Nadin Mai No Comments !!! Now available for streaming on tao films until 30 March 2017 !!! A man walks up and down in his apartment. He appears nervous,... Read More
VoD platform tao films VoD – Full short film programme September 19, 2016 by Nadin Mai No Comments As promised a little earlier this month, here’s the full short film programme for the launch of tao films VoD. The streaming will commence on... Read More
Films Là-bas (Chantal Akerman, 2006) August 5, 2016 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments Là-bas. Down there. Down there has many meanings in this film of Chantal Akerman, her first, last and only film set in Israel. Down there... Read More
Call for Films! VoD platform tao films VoD – Further info August 1, 2016 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments I would like to use the time to explain a little more about the VoD platform. Things have developed quite a bit since I posted... Read More
Films Uncategorized Centaur – Aleksandra Niemczyk (2016) July 13, 2016 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments !!! This film is now available on tao films until 30 March 2017 !!! I rarely come across a film, which stuns me through its... Read More
Research The slow long-take? August 4, 2015 by Nadin Mai 9 Comments If you have been following this blog from the beginning, you may have noticed that I regularly return to the issue of the long-take and... Read More
Films Transatlantique – Félix Dufour-Laperrière (2014) July 16, 2015 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments I love slow films for the very good reason that they stay with you, whether they're films about happy chaps (which is hardly ever the... Read More
Research André Bazin 2.0 March 6, 2015 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment This post may be a bit of a rumble rather than a coherent line of thought. But I want to jot down a couple of... Read More