Films I don’t want to sleep alone – Tsai Ming-liang (2006) June 25, 2018 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments I discovered Tsai Ming-liang's films early on in my research into Slow Cinema, or even well before I started my PhD. The director from Taiwan... Read More
Films El Cielo, la Tierra y la Lluvia – José Luis Torres Leiva (2008) June 15, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment I think (although I could be wrong) that this post is a premiere, as it is probably the first post about a slow film from... Read More
Books & Articles Films Literature Research The next step – The Art(s) of Slow Cinema Journal May 23, 2018 by Nadin Mai 12 Comments It’s been several years that I dream of publishing my own journal. I was still a student when I began to think about pursuing this... Read More
Films Man With No Name – Wang Bing (2010) May 14, 2018 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment Anonymity and intimacy - these two characteristics work hand in hand in Wang Bing's Man With No Name (2010), which is a mere glimpse of the... Read More
Films Research Arresting trauma – Martti Helde’s In The Crosswinds (2014) April 27, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments "On the night of 14 June 1941, more than 40,000 innocent people were deported from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The aim of this secret operation... Read More
Films Good Luck – Ben Russell (2017) April 18, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments It's been quite some time that I have been told to explore the films of Ben Russells. I think the very first recommendation dates back... Read More
Films Linefork – Vic Rawlings, Jeff Silva (2016) April 10, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments Banjo. It's banjo. There have been several slow films, whose subjects have become iconic over time. I believe that if you mention "the horse" to... Read More
Films Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – Chantal Akerman (1975) March 29, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments On. Off. On. Off. On. Off. A really fascinating, almost hypnotising focus of Jeanne turning on the light whenever she enters a room and turning... Read More
Films The Sacrifice – Andrei Tarkovsky (1986) March 19, 2018 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments "Humanity is on the wrong road." Andrei Tarkovsky's ultimate film, The Sacrifice, released in the year of the director's death, is perhaps one of his bleakest... Read More
Films Visitor – Sebastian Cordes (2018) March 12, 2018 by Nadin Mai No Comments “It is said that man has always wandered. Out of need or curiosity, across deserts and oceans.” This is how the new feature film by... Read More