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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Tag: Film
Ballad of a White Cow — Maryam Moqadam, Behtash Sanaeeha (2020)
March 17, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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It’s like a dream. Or a nightmare. It’s mysterious, ominous. We’re in the centre of a prison court. The concrete walls are lined with male...
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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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The worst person in the world – Joachim Trier (2021)
February 17, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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Disclaimer I: This article contains spoilers. Disclaimer II: I’m 34 years old, and I’m a Millennial. It may sound like a shy introduction to a...
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Taming the Garden – Salomé Jashi (2021)
January 28, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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A wide open space. Almost everything is tainted in a dull blue. The sky and the sea are like identical twins that are difficult to...
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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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Forthcoming Arabic Publication
December 15, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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I believe that it was in February 2020 that I found a tempting email in my inbox. A publisher based in the United Arab Emirates...
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Memoria – Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2021)
November 25, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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Life is experiential. Every life is an experience. What sounds pretty simple, is incredibly difficult to acknowledge. Really acknowledge, take it in, and live by...
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