Watersprite Screenings
Shipwrecks, prohibition and speculative fiction… Alison Hicks looks at some of the shorts screening at Watersprite over the weekend.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
Cowboys and Indians
“A powerful vision of solace and mourning in its most lonely form…” Patrick Fowler reviews COWBOY UND INDIANER, screening at the Watersprite festival this weekend.
Wind
“WIND clings to its blustery motif, and consistently delights the viewer with the joys of animation throughout”. See it at Watersprite this weekend.
Jozi Film Festival 2014
Mike Boyd reports back from Jozi Film Festival, one of the most exciting almost-new festivals in South Africa. JFF brings together the best of South African & international features.
Rust
“A nastily intimate encounter with a poisoned mind…” Patrick Capaloff Fowler reviews RUST, a powerful short screening this weekend at Watersprite Film Festival.
East Side Stories
Noel Megahey reports back from the Belfast leg of the The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2014.
Watch Africa
Hiu Chan reports back from Watch Africa, the first African Film Festival in Cardiff – and speaks to festival organiser Fadhili Maghiya.
The Forgotten Kingdom
See this love story/odd-couple road movie/drama/rite of passage at Cambridge African Film Festival at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse on 10th November.
Material
Both filmmaker and lead character strike a delicate balance between charisma and integrity in the excellent comedy MATERIAL, writes Alison Hicks.
My Sweet Pepper Land
This satisfying blend of Middle Eastern drama and spaghetti western homage boasts two terrific lead performances, writes Gavin Midgley.