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Lean on Pete
After intimate films about relationships, Weekend and 45 Years, Andrew Haigh takes a self-assured step to a larger canvas with this touching coming ofPublished on: -
For Nonna Anna
A difference of generation, language and perceptions of womanhood are expressed poignantly in this moving story about two related characters.Published on: -
Illusions
Grada Kilomba places the African oral tradition of storytelling in a contemporary context, recovering the memories and realities of a postcolonial worPublished on: -
Only Yesterday
Margaret Sullavan is wonderful in her debut as a lively and idealistic single mother, whose adventures form a bridge between World War I and the…Published on: -
Exile
Surprise: Bertold Brecht and Walter Benjamin have been reincarnated as an Iranian and an African-American and they roam today’s New York. At timPublished on: -
History Bleeds Under Your Fingernails
A short film on the history of taming the left hand and on the culture of cultivating the bodies that do not fit. (AV-Arkki)Published on: -
Bruk Out! A Dancehall Queen Documentary
This raw, energetic documentary follows six women, all of whom want to become the best Dancehall Queen in the world. It’s not just pop divas…Published on: -
Videoactive
Bergman’s Persona is the subject of inquiry in a Los Angeles video store with a unique categorisation system. (FilmForm)Published on: -
Thirza Cuthand Is an Indian Within the Meaning of the Indian Act
As a light-skinned indigenous woman, Cuthand reiterates that racism and discrimination still happen to her, just in different ways. (V-tape)Published on: -
Absent Wound
Transforming public spaces women are prohibited from entering into a stage, Maryam Tafakory’s poetic film depicts the rituals involved in womenPublished on: