Films Closing Time – Nicole Vögele (2018) May 2, 2019 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment The beauty of Slow Cinema is that directors welcome you to their world and let you explore it in your own way. If you follow... Read More
Films Taste of Cement – Ziad Kalthoum (2017) April 17, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments My father's hand was the city of Beirut. I came to Ziad Kalthoum's Taste of Cement by accident and it's one of those accidents that you're grateful for. Not so long ago, I read... Read More
Films Century of Smoke – Nicolas Graux (2019) April 6, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments There is one aspect of my work in the field of Slow Cinema, which I like more than anything else: the opportunity to travel the... Read More
Films Til madness do us part – Wang Bing (2013) March 8, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments It was difficult to find time for writing another review. I have been asked to write an essay on Wang Bing for Thessaloniki International Film... Read More
Films Elsewhere – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2000) September 27, 2018 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments I have one specific sequence in my head, and what it shows and what is said doesn't get any weaker with time. An elderly tribes... Read More
Films Pripyat – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (1999) August 9, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments A woman is walking through a dead landscape. Nature has taken over what Man has built. It's wilderness we see. "These wild apples grew after... Read More
Films Abendland – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2011) July 6, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments The first time I came across the work of Nikolaus Geyrhalter was when I watched his absolutely superb Homo Sapiens, which was so rich, so affective... Read More
Films Man With No Name – Wang Bing (2010) May 14, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment Anonymity and intimacy - these two characteristics work hand in hand in Wang Bing's Man With No Name (2010), which is a mere glimpse of the... Read More
Films Visitor – Sebastian Cordes (2018) March 12, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments “It is said that man has always wandered. Out of need or curiosity, across deserts and oceans.” This is how the new feature film by... Read More
Books & Articles Films Literature Year 2017 in review December 27, 2017 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments I'm not someone who likes lists, all sorts of The best films..., The worst films... etc I never saw a point of social media getting obsessed with... Read More