Books & Articles Research The spirit of absence February 6, 2019 by Nadin Mai No Comments I have long been fascinated by the power of absence. I hadn't known that this was one element that drew me towards Slow Cinema until... Read More
Films An Elephant Sitting Still – Hu Bo (2018) January 30, 2019 by Nadin Mai 8 Comments There are good films. There are bad films. There are exciting films, awesome films, overwhelming films. There are also underwhelming films, those that are total... 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 Year 2018 in review December 28, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments Here we are again. Another year comes to an end. It’s not easy to look back at 2018, which began with a complete breakdown of... Read More
Books & Articles Films Literature Misc Research VoD platform Pre-order The Art(s) of Slow Cinema magazine now! December 15, 2018 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments After months of work, the very first issue of The Art(s) of Slow Cinema magazine is now available for pre-order via tao films. It’s thanks... Read More
Films Dead Souls – Wang Bing (2018) December 6, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment It seems as though Chinese director Wang Bing gets better and better. Each film improves on the previous one, and with this I don't mean... Read More
Research Landscape / Character November 25, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments The end of the year proves to be busy, and it's not easy at the moment to sit down and watch a film. I hope... Read More
Films Le vrai film est ailleurs – Mark John Ostrowski (2018) November 5, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments A curious title, a provocative message from director John Mark Ostrowski, whose work I came across for the first time during my work on tao... Read More
Books & Articles Le passeur de temps – Sylviane Agacinski (2000) October 18, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments More often than not, book flea markets are the best way to find gems that you might not find in book shops (anymore). Very old... Read More