Books & Articles Human Condition(s) — Forthcoming book February 10, 2021 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments Some of you may remember that I received a wonderful offer back in 2019, in a world before corona. Before the world came to a... Read More
Films Memory Exercises — Paz Encina (2016) February 1, 2021 by Nadin Mai No Comments A woman on a train with children. A dictatorship. 35 years. The control. And the exile. That’s the first image they left me with. Paraguay.... Read More
Books & Articles Chantal Akerman’s journeys October 21, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments When Chantal Akerman left us five years ago, her seemingly endless journey stopped. She had reached her destination, the last station on the line. Yes,... Read More
Films In between dying — Hilal Baydarov (2020) September 19, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments To wait is utter darkness. When we wait, time is suspended. Often, we wait for something that makes us nervous or anxious, something that makes... Read More
Films Lahi, Hayop – Lav Diaz (2020) September 14, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments What has changed? What has changed in the world of Lav Diaz that made him return to his roots? Those of you who have been... Read More
Conferences Films Papers Present. Past. – The Cinema of Lav Diaz September 12, 2020 by Nadin Mai 5 Comments Yesterday, I presented a brief overview of the cinema of Filipino director Lav Diaz as part of a webinar on arthouse cinema, organised by the... Read More
Films Fate – Fred Kelemen (1994) August 25, 2020 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments I was six years old. I just entered school, I was proud. It was an important day in an important year for me. I still... Read More
Films Long Day’s Journey Into Night – Bi Gan (2018) August 17, 2020 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment It has something bizarre to it. Seeing a film by Bi Gan, which defies any temporal and spatial orientation in the middle of a disorienting... Read More
Films Solitude at the end of the world – Carlos Casas (2006) May 4, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments Perhaps, there is no better film right at this very moment than Carlos Casas’ Solitude at the end of the world. It’s been ten weeks... Read More
Films About Endlessness – Roy Andersson (2019) March 23, 2020 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments I'm unsure as to whether I could name a single living director, who speaks to me in a way Roy Andersson does at the moment.... Read More