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
Films Heimat is a space in time – Thomas Heise (2019) September 5, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments I've been thinking a lot about how to write something that would do justice to Thomas Heise's Heimat is a space in time (2019). It... Read More
Films Phantom Islands – Rouzbeh Rashidi (2018) February 21, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment What happens if you plan to write a post on a film that you have been sent to, but find yourself at a loss for... Read More
Books & Articles The art of emptiness – Itzhak Goldberg (ed, 2017) January 28, 2018 by Nadin Mai 9 Comments After a rather long break from writing due to health reasons, I'm trying to embark on finally writing something about that book I bought last... Read More
Films Research The filmind in Andrei Tarkovsky’s Zerkalo December 19, 2017 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments What follows are bits and pieces from an article I drafted six years ago about the Andrei Tarkovsky's Zerkalo and Daniel Frampton's filmind. At the time, I... Read More
Films Postcards from the Verge – Sebastian Mez (2017) April 12, 2017 by Nadin Mai No Comments My, my, my...another strong arthouse film this year. And another one which is too good to be written about, if I'm honest. There are films which... Read More
Films The ebb of forgetting – Liryc de la Cruz (2015) February 9, 2017 by Nadin Mai No Comments !!! This film is now available on tao films until 30 March 2017 !!! The following is a repost from another blog I had worked... Read More
VoD platform tao films VoD now live January 1, 2017 by Nadin Mai No Comments I’m very pleased to announce that tao films VoD is now live after a year of hard work. It is a project I’m particularly proud... Read More
Films Day 15 – Eternity (Kongsakul) December 15, 2013 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment I was a very lucky person with this film (here's a big thank you to Immanuel!). I'm not familiar with Thai cinema, apart from Apichatpong's... Read More