Films Research Emancipation October 12, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments Admittedly, I had quite a break from The Art(s) of Slow Cinema. Four weeks without a blog post is not in my nature. Nor was... Read More
Films Birha – Ekta Mittal (2018) July 20, 2020 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment I have fallen in love. I have fallen in love with a film, with a filmmaker. I have fallen in love with a hypnotising atmosphere,... Read More
Films A Love Unknown – John Clang (2020) February 26, 2020 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments There are films that you watch. And there are films that you feel. Both forms have been part of my life for quite some time... Read More
Films Vitalina Varela – Pedro Costa (2019) October 28, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments It is difficult, if not impossible, to think of a woman in film, who has such a magical, such an overpowering aura around her as... Read More
Films Afternoon – Tsai Ming-liang (2016) August 6, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments Does this conversation have to be so miserable? Tsai Ming-liang asks. His two-hour long conversation with his fetish actor Lee Kang-sheng, Afternoon, will perhaps remain... Read More
Films Century of Smoke – Nicolas Graux (2019) April 6, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments There is one aspect of my work in the field of Slow Cinema, which I like more than anything else: the opportunity to travel the... Read More
Films Their Remaining Journey – John Clang (2018) February 4, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments Their remaining journey… My journey. Your journey. Our journey. John Clang’s debut feature is one of those films that won’t let me go for a... Read More
VoD platform tao film selection and other news September 17, 2017 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment Welcome to a new selection tao films films for you, handpicked just for you 🙂 Before you dive into it, let me say that tao... Read More
Films Uncategorized Ambiancé [trailer] – Anders Weberg (2016) April 21, 2016 by Nadin Mai No Comments I’m not sure where, or how to start. Usually, those reviews always come with an intro, but how to introduce a seven-hour long-take? If I... Read More
Research Mourning Cinema May 16, 2014 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments For parts of my work on Lav Diaz’s Melancholia, I read Richard Armstrong’s Mourning Films (2012). It wasn’t quite as helpful as I thought for... Read More