Burial – Emilija Škarnulytė (2022)
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...
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Tag: Slow Cinema
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...
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Year in Review 2022
December 22, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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The last time I published a post on this blog was to inform you all about a rather unpleasant development in my mind. I’m using...
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Longing in times of social distancing
October 11, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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The following was written for a project filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky, who dreamt of putting together a magazine he would call MEAT and which would...
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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...
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Pre-order: The Art(s) of Slow Cinema Anthology
August 19, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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Thirteen years ago, I saw my first slow film. Ten years ago, I started writing about slow films. A decade of writing, of thinking, of...
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The Invisible Present
July 15, 2022
by Nadin Mai
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When have you last looked at the sky? When have you last taken the time to look at the stars? It’s difficult to do these...
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