Dean Archibald-Smith
Jul 20, 2021
2020 [Heléna Antonio, Italy/UK, 2020]
2020 was that year that caught up with itself. Probably not since World War II has the global community been brought so starkly into...
Fung Ying Cheng
Apr 5, 2021
Manasanamaha [Deepak Reddy, India, 2020]
The film follows Surya (Viraj Ashwin) who recounts three relationships from his past...
Sally Roberts
Apr 4, 2021
Rio [Zhenia Kazankina, Russia/Finland, 2019]
From Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho [USA, 1960] to The Florida Project [Sean Baker, USA, 2017], motels have long dominated American cinema....
Sam Briggs
Apr 4, 2021
Reclaiming the Negative [Mike Beech, UK/South Korea, 2020]
Since the Korean war ended in 1953, approximately 31,000 North Koreans have defected, taking the perilous journey across the southern...
Sally Roberts
Apr 4, 2021
Bulldog [Kieran Stringfellow, UK, 2020]
What comes to mind when you think of bulldogs? Faded tattoos stretched across grizzled biceps, multiple-ringed hands wrapped around...
Sally Roberts
Apr 4, 2021
Ghost of a Chance [Manes Duerr, USA, 2019]
Never give up on your dreams. Many of us are told this repeatedly from a young age well into adulthood. Following a soon-to-be father on...
Sam Briggs
Apr 4, 2021
Old Flame – A Super 8 Story [Spencer Hetherington & Jesse Ricottone, Canada, 2020]
Though quick to ignite, once over, relationships can be difficult to extinguish; old flames destined to continue burning long into the...
Sally Roberts
Apr 4, 2021
Fancy a Cuppa? [Lotte Cassidy, UK, 2020]
Scented gel pens, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air [USA, 1990-96] and unwrapping what seemed like endless Fruit Winders, while not universal,...
Sam Briggs
Apr 4, 2021
Hollow Tooth [Samuel Kaperski, France, 2019]
Long after the bullets have stopped, the torment of warfare lives on relentlessly in the minds of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)...
Will Whitehead
Mar 29, 2021
Rebirth [Eleonora Privitera, Italy, 2020]
Presented with unflinching clarity, Eleonora Privitera’s Rebirth is a heart-wrenchingly personal insight into the hardships of caring for...