The Favourite
THE FAVOURITE’s particular presentation of History is fictionalised, feminised and though at times frightening, fearlessly fun. Hannah Clarkson reviews.
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The Raven and the Seagull
Following fictionised lives of the inhabitants of Greenland, THE RAVEN AND THE SEAGULL tenderly recreates and overimagines the myths and misconceptions which exist between the people and landscapes of Greenland and Denmark. Examining a colonial history embedded not only in the heartbreakingly beautiful Greenlandic terrain but also in the infinite landscapes of a country’s mind, … Continue reading The Raven and the Seagull
The Raft
What happens when women are in charge? …when people are told what others truly think and have said about them? …when eleven strangers take to sea for months on end on a raft? Revisiting anthropologist Santiago Genoves’ much debated 1973 Acali Experiment, wherein five men and six women set sail across the Atlantic on a … Continue reading The Raft
Microcinema: I am a Spy
Are we the spies, or the spied upon? How does the personal become public and the public become personal?
Tarkovsky: Sculpting in Time
We invite our readers to put this in their pipes and smoke it: Hannah Clarkson sets her sights on Tarkovsky.
Room
Take a trip inside ROOM with Hannah Clarkson’s review.
Getting Started In Directing: Top Ten Tips
“Studying film opens your eyes to things you wouldn’t otherwise see. Keep creating – that’s your film school.” Wise words from Watersprite’s GETTING STARTED IN DIRECTING.
Still “Male, pale and stale?”
Hannah Clarkson surveys Watersprite talk “Male, Pale and Stale?” with Jessica Raine, Krishnendu Majumdar and Danny Lee Wynter.
Wrought: Dusk Screenings
Morality and responsibility intersect in Sunday’s Dusk screenings at The Watersprite Film Festival. Reviewed by Hannah Clarkson.
Woes and Wrong Doings: Watersprite Dusk Screenings
Hannah Clarkson reviews Watersprite’s Dusk Screenings: Woes & Wrong Doings.