observation – The Arts of (Slow) Cinema

Burial – Emilija Škarnulytė (2022)

May 11, 2023

by Nadin Mai

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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...

Films

Matter out of Place – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2022)

March 10, 2023

by Nadin Mai

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The ocean. Clear blue-turquoise water. A beautiful beach, sand whose softness one can feel by simply looking at it. A palm tree. It’s quiet, it’s...

Films

Feathers – Omar El Zohairy (2021)

September 14, 2022

by Nadin Mai

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I’m thinking of Wang Bing. I’m thinking of Pedro Costa. I’m thinking of Tarkovsky’s Stalker who gets up from his bed in the morning. I’m...

Films

Mariupolis – Mantas Kvedaravicius (2016)

May 1, 2022

by Nadin Mai

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When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, a lot of questions were running around in my head. Some questions were existential, they were linked to what...

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...

Books & Articles

Turtle Rock – Xiao Xiao, Lin Lin (2017)

January 13, 2022

by Nadin Mai

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In Europe, Germany counts as a rather large country. With over 80 million inhabitants, I have countless fellows. There are so many areas and regions...

Films

Machines — Rahul Jain (2016)

October 25, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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When I was in my first year at university, I took some introductory classes in media for my journalism degree, which I never pursued because...

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...

Films