Books & Articles Wang Bing – The walking eye (2021) May 11, 2021 by Nadin Mai No Comments I wished it was me who had the idea for this brilliant title. Sadly, I only managed to use “the camera as eye” at some... Read More
Books & Articles Films Misc Human Condition(s) – NOW AVAILABLE April 9, 2021 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments It is an enormous pleasure to announce that my monograph Human Condition(s) – An aesthetic if cinematic slowness is now available for purchase. I started... Read More
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
Films Vitalina Varela – Pedro Costa (2019) October 28, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments It is difficult, if not impossible, to think of a woman in film, who has such a magical, such an overpowering aura around her as... 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
Research Happy 10th Slow Cinema anniversary March 18, 2019 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments This year marks a special anniversary for me. Ten years ago in summer, I watched my first slow film. It was Béla Tarr’s The Man from... Read More
Films Kaili Blues – Bi Gan (2015) January 24, 2019 by Nadin Mai 4 Comments It is impossible to retain a past thought, to seize a future thought, and even to hold onto a present thought. There couldn’t be a... Read More
Research Waiting Time January 9, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments The end of the year 2018 was, in France at least, a period in which the media focused on the subject of time. The quantity... Read More
Films Sneak Peek at The Art(s) of Slow Cinema journal (Issue 1) September 10, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments It’s slowly coming together, the first print issue of The Art(s) of Slow Cinema. The design is ready (for now), and I have put work... Read More
Books & Articles The Long Take – Art Cinema and the Wondrous (Lutz Koepnick, 2017) July 30, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment Time for a new book review. It's been comparatively quiet in academic publishing when it comes to Slow Cinema. I speak of experience when I... Read More