Tag: Letters from the Desert

Present Tense – Time and Duration in Contemporary Contemplative Cinema

April 30, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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As I’m recovering (slowly, very slowly) from the intense beginning of the year, which involved publishing a book, writing a book chapter for a Spanish-language...

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Tao Films Selection for August and Other News

August 19, 2017

by Nadin Mai

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On 1 August, we added 5 films to our permanent tao films library. There is now a selection of 20 films from 17 countries available...

Research

Death Time

April 2, 2015

by Nadin Mai

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Oh yes, a cheery title for this blog post. I apologise. But this only comes because of an email I received from one of my...

Films Interviews

Interview with Michela Occhipinti

March 14, 2014

by Nadin Mai

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In 2010, filmmaker Michela Occhipinti made the brilliant and yet subtle slow film Letters from the Desert – Eulogy to Slowness. I have reviewed the film...

Films

Eulogy to Slowness

September 29, 2013

by Nadin Mai

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I was fortunate enough to be able to watch Letters from the Desert (Eulogy to Slowness) yesterday. It's a poetic documentary by Italian director Michela...