Mariupolis – Mantas Kvedaravicius (2016)
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, a lot of questions were running around in my head. Some questions were existential, they were linked to what...
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Faya Dayi — Jessica Beshir (2021)
March 5, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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There is a dream at the centre of Jessica Beshir’s Faya Dayi, a dream that is both magical and cruel; a dream which carries us...
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Human Cinema (University of Porto)
February 23, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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The following is a talk I gave on 23 February 2022 on the occasion of the launch of “Contemplating post-1989 Slow Cinema”, a booklet published...
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Turtle Rock – Xiao Xiao, Lin Lin (2017)
January 13, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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In Europe, Germany counts as a rather large country. With over 80 million inhabitants, I have countless fellows. There are so many areas and regions...
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Year in Review 2021
December 22, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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On 31 December 2020, in the evening, I went to bed. For the first time in my (adult) life, I didn’t stay up until midnight...
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Machines — Rahul Jain (2016)
October 25, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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When I was in my first year at university, I took some introductory classes in media for my journalism degree, which I never pursued because...
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Avoir le temps – Pascal Chabot (2021)
October 13, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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Especially since the widespread use of smartphones and social media, life feels extremely fast. Notifications from all kind of apps take over our phone screen,...
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Chronicle of Space — Akshay Indikar (2020)
September 27, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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Heavy rain. Thunder. Night. A dark, threatening night, which foreshadows what is to come. Yes, I’m back once more, back on the vast subcontinent that...
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A rifle and a bag — Arya Rothe, Cristina Hanes & Isabella Rinaldi (2020)
September 22, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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After an excursion to the Tamil region of India thanks to P.S. Vinothraj’s Pebbles (2021), I travelled further north this time to explore the life...
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Pebbles – P.S. Vinothraj (2021)
September 17, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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Blue skies. A tree branch blows ever so slightly in the wind. It’s peaceful and quiet. A bird lands on the branch and the scenery...
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