Films Til madness do us part – Wang Bing (2013) March 8, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments It was difficult to find time for writing another review. I have been asked to write an essay on Wang Bing for Thessaloniki International Film... Read More
Films A Yangtze Landscape – Xu Xin (2017) February 21, 2019 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment There are films, which I'm grateful for. Grateful for being able to watch them, grateful for being able to write about them. Grateful for being... Read More
Films Year 2018 in review December 28, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments Here we are again. Another year comes to an end. It’s not easy to look back at 2018, which began with a complete breakdown of... Read More
Films Dead Souls – Wang Bing (2018) December 6, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment It seems as though Chinese director Wang Bing gets better and better. Each film improves on the previous one, and with this I don't mean... Read More
Films Elsewhere – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2000) September 27, 2018 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments I have one specific sequence in my head, and what it shows and what is said doesn't get any weaker with time. An elderly tribes... Read More
Films Almost There – Jacqueline Zünd (2016) September 17, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment A caravan in the centre of the frame. An empty parking lot. The caravan neatly divides the frame into two equal parts. It's a beautiful... Read More
Films Pripyat – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (1999) August 9, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments A woman is walking through a dead landscape. Nature has taken over what Man has built. It's wilderness we see. "These wild apples grew after... Read More
Festivals Films Slow Short Film Festival – Full Programme July 26, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments Last year, the very first edition of the Slow Short Film Festival took place in Mayfield, England. It was a first, to me in any... Read More
Films Abendland – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2011) July 6, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments The first time I came across the work of Nikolaus Geyrhalter was when I watched his absolutely superb Homo Sapiens, which was so rich, so affective... Read More
Films Man With No Name – Wang Bing (2010) May 14, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment Anonymity and intimacy - these two characteristics work hand in hand in Wang Bing's Man With No Name (2010), which is a mere glimpse of the... Read More