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Her Name in My Mouth
A reinvocation of the Aba Women’s War, the 1929 anti-colonial uprising in Nigeria, through embodiment, gesture and the archive.Published on: -
Foxtrot
Drink lots of water, the far-too-young soldiers impress upon Michael after they’ve told him that his son Jonathan died on military service. HisPublished on: -
The Bottomless Bag
This Russian adaptation of the story that inspired Kurosawa’s masterpiece Rashomon (1950) is filmed in stately black-and-white and is set partly at thPublished on: -
When
Through confronting language and graphic animation, When points out the constantly growing inequality in the world.Published on: -
Come to Me, Paradise
In this sci-fi documentary, a drone spirit is summoned to the heart of Hong Kong where Filipina migrant workers gather and make public space their…Published on: -
Tremor – Es ist immer Krieg
This polyphonic film by the Belgian film artist about the history of Europe and art is an unforgettable, sensual journey between memory and nightmare.Published on: -
Geschichtsunterricht
Straub & Huillet, after Bertolt Brecht. Opinions on this masterpiece vary from ‘political cinema at its most advanced and provocative’Published on: -
Radiance
Hearing is believing: Japanese Misako writes audio descriptions for blind and visually impaired film audiences. She receives harsh criticism from an aPublished on: -
Hanagatami
Choosing stylised vivacity over realism, this anti-war period drama set on the eve of World War Two captures an historical moment of frenzy. The direcPublished on: -
Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta
The remarkable story about the lifework of Senegalese scientist Cheikh Anta Diop who studied philosophy, physics, chemistry, history and linguistPublished on: