memory – The Arts of (Slow) Cinema

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Misc

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...

Films

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...

Films

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...

Misc Research

Rumination

August 16, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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About three weeks ago, I started an introductory course in psychology. I felt the need to dive a little deeper into what I myself was...

Books & Articles Films Misc

Human Condition(s) – NOW AVAILABLE

April 9, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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It is an enormous pleasure to announce that my monograph Human Condition(s) – An aesthetic if cinematic slowness is now available for purchase. I started...

Films

Notturno – Gianfranco Rosi (2020)

March 22, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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After the end credits of Gianfranco Rosi’s new film Notturno appeared on the screen, the blog post I had mentally written throughout the duration of...