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
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 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
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 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
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