Films Kaili Blues – Bi Gan (2015) January 24, 2019 by Nadin Mai 4 Comments It is impossible to retain a past thought, to seize a future thought, and even to hold onto a present thought. There couldn't be a... Read More
Films The weeping meadow – Theo Angelopoulos (2004) October 12, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment It took me much longer than usual to write my new blog post, which is primarily down to health reasons. An inflamed elbow could, in... Read More
Books & Articles New books on Pedro Costa & Béla Tarr August 12, 2016 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment The initial wave of I-want-to-be-the-first has subsided, and after quite a few not very good books on Slow Cinema or on slow-film directors, we're slowly... Read More
Films Research The different slowness in Evolution of a Filipino Family July 28, 2014 by Nadin Mai No Comments After my initial thoughts on Lav Diaz's Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004), I am now in the position to say a bit more about it,... Read More
Interviews Interview with Zhengfan Yang (Distant) February 3, 2014 by Nadin Mai No Comments Before I go ahead with more blog posts on the relation of Slow Cinema and Chinese painting, here’s a brief email interview with director Zhengfan... Read More
Films Research Third (Slow) Cinema October 27, 2013 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment In my last post, I hinted at the peculiar phenomenon that quite a substantial amount of slow films are made in third world countries, or... Read More