Misc Dear Publishers February 18, 2021 by Nadin Mai 5 Comments As I’m putting the finishing touches to my book Human Condition(s) – An aesthetic of slowness, 1990 – 2020, I’m mulling over what has brought... Read More
Books & Articles Human Condition(s) — Forthcoming book February 10, 2021 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments Some of you may remember that I received a wonderful offer back in 2019, in a world before corona. Before the world came to a... Read More
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 Red Moon Tide – Lois Patino (2019) January 6, 2021 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment The moon is a monster, it devours time. Rubio. A fisherman. He loved the sea, he loved the freedom when heading out with his boat.... Read More
Books & Articles Films Year in Review 2020 December 7, 2020 by Nadin Mai 12 Comments A few years ago, I started to write a little summary of what the year in Slow Cinema was like. I liked to look back... Read More
Books & Articles Byung-Chul Han November 18, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments It is rare that I focus on a person on this blog. I tend to focus on films or books, but never on a single... Read More
Misc Some personal thoughts November 5, 2020 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments Today, I am not writing about a slow film, or a book. Today, I am not reviewing something, or marvel about a wonderful film from... Read More
Books & Articles Chantal Akerman’s journeys October 21, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments When Chantal Akerman left us five years ago, her seemingly endless journey stopped. She had reached her destination, the last station on the line. Yes,... Read More
Films Research Emancipation October 12, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments Admittedly, I had quite a break from The Art(s) of Slow Cinema. Four weeks without a blog post is not in my nature. Nor was... Read More
Films In between dying — Hilal Baydarov (2020) September 19, 2020 by Nadin Mai No Comments To wait is utter darkness. When we wait, time is suspended. Often, we wait for something that makes us nervous or anxious, something that makes... Read More