Films Innocence – Guy Davidi (2022) February 29, 2024 by Nadin Mai No Comments These words that I’m writing, I hope they don’t reach anyone. Words that won’t reach a world that would only persecute them. Tomorrow I’ll learn... Read More
Films The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer (2023) February 13, 2024 by Nadin Mai No Comments I often wonder: when did we stop? When did we stop caring, when did we stop being human? When did we stop seeing in the... Read More
Films 20 Days in Mariupol – Mstyslav Chernov (2023) February 9, 2024 by Nadin Mai No Comments When I was a teenager, I wanted to become a journalist, specifically a photo journalist, in conflict zones. It’s un unusual choice, given my age... Read More
Books & Articles Films Literature Year in Review 2023 December 3, 2023 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment In summer this year, I decided to take an indefinite break from writing for The Art(s) of Slow Cinema. It was an incredibly difficult decision.... Read More
Misc A sense of an ending June 18, 2023 by Nadin Mai 12 Comments It is with a very heart that I announce that I will take an indefinite break from writing here on The Art(s) of Slow Cinema.... Read More
Misc Mother, I’m suffocating June 11, 2023 by Nadin Mai No Comments Some of you may remember that I was working on my first political essay following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I had made it available earlier... Read More
Films Leila’s Brothers – Saeed Roustaee (2022) May 21, 2023 by Nadin Mai No Comments A metaphor came to mind towards the end of Saeed Roustaee’s film Leila’s Brothers; that of quicksand. I couldn’t help but think of the film’s... Read More
Films Burial – Emilija Škarnulytė (2022) May 11, 2023 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments When I saw Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s superb documentary Homo Sapiens, I reflected upon the legacy we, Homo sapiens, would leave behind. Our legacy isn’t as magnificent... Read More
Misc Time April 19, 2023 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments It's been a bit quiet here recently, primarily because I was (and still am) in the process of working on a very personal and painful... Read More
Films Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund (2022) March 17, 2023 by Nadin Mai No Comments There was a moment in Ruben Östlund’s new film Triangle of Sadness when I needed to get up and walk around. It felt as though... Read More