Films The weeping meadow – Theo Angelopoulos (2004) October 12, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment It took me much longer than usual to write my new blog post, which is primarily down to health reasons. An inflamed elbow could, in... Read More
Films Elsewhere – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2000) September 27, 2018 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments I have one specific sequence in my head, and what it shows and what is said doesn't get any weaker with time. An elderly tribes... Read More
Films Almost There – Jacqueline Zünd (2016) September 17, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment A caravan in the centre of the frame. An empty parking lot. The caravan neatly divides the frame into two equal parts. It's a beautiful... 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
Films 24 Frames – Abbas Kiarostami (2017) August 22, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments One of the defining characteristics of Slow Cinema is that quite a number of films, in particular experimental films, question the difference between photography and... Read More
Films Pripyat – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (1999) August 9, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments A woman is walking through a dead landscape. Nature has taken over what Man has built. It's wilderness we see. "These wild apples grew after... 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
Festivals Films Slow Short Film Festival – Full Programme July 26, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments Last year, the very first edition of the Slow Short Film Festival took place in Mayfield, England. It was a first, to me in any... Read More
Films Shoah – Claude Lanzmann (1985) July 10, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments It is clear to me that Claude Lanzmann's Shoah (1985) would never make it into a Slow Cinema list. Perhaps, it shouldn't be. Perhaps, it should... Read More
Films Abendland – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2011) July 6, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments The first time I came across the work of Nikolaus Geyrhalter was when I watched his absolutely superb Homo Sapiens, which was so rich, so affective... Read More