Dead Souls – Wang Bing (2018)
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...
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Tag: documentary
Elsewhere – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2000)
September 27, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Almost There – Jacqueline Zünd (2016)
September 17, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Pripyat – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (1999)
August 9, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Slow Short Film Festival – Full Programme
July 26, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Abendland – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2011)
July 6, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Man With No Name – Wang Bing (2010)
May 14, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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Good Luck – Ben Russell (2017)
April 18, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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It's been quite some time that I have been told to explore the films of Ben Russells. I think the very first recommendation dates back...
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Linefork – Vic Rawlings, Jeff Silva (2016)
April 10, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Banjo. It's banjo. There have been several slow films, whose subjects have become iconic over time. I believe that if you mention "the horse" to...
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Visitor – Sebastian Cordes (2018)
March 12, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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“It is said that man has always wandered. Out of need or curiosity, across deserts and oceans.” This is how the new feature film by...
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