The Art(s) of Slow Cinema – Page 2 – The Arts of (Slow) Cinema

Mariupolis – Mantas Kvedaravicius (2016)

May 1, 2022

by Nadin Mai

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When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, a lot of questions were running around in my head. Some questions were existential, they were linked to what...

Films

Faya Dayi — Jessica Beshir (2021)

March 5, 2022

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There is a dream at the centre of Jessica Beshir’s Faya Dayi, a dream that is both magical and cruel; a dream which carries us...

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Human Cinema (University of Porto)

February 23, 2022

by Nadin Mai

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The following is a talk I gave on 23 February 2022 on the occasion of the launch of "Contemplating post-1989 Slow Cinema", a booklet published...

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Year in Review 2021

December 22, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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On 31 December 2020, in the evening, I went to bed. For the first time in my (adult) life, I didn’t stay up until midnight...

Books & Articles

Forthcoming Arabic Publication

December 15, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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I believe that it was in February 2020 that I found a tempting email in my inbox. A publisher based in the United Arab Emirates...

Films

Memoria – Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2021)

November 25, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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Life is experiential. Every life is an experience. What sounds pretty simple, is incredibly difficult to acknowledge. Really acknowledge, take it in, and live by...

Films

Machines — Rahul Jain (2016)

October 25, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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When I was in my first year at university, I took some introductory classes in media for my journalism degree, which I never pursued because...

Books & Articles

Avoir le temps – Pascal Chabot (2021)

October 13, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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Especially since the widespread use of smartphones and social media, life feels extremely fast. Notifications from all kind of apps take over our phone screen,...

Films

Chronicle of Space — Akshay Indikar (2020)

September 27, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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Heavy rain. Thunder. Night. A dark, threatening night, which foreshadows what is to come. Yes, I’m back once more, back on the vast subcontinent that...

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