unDependence 2019: Complicit
COMPLICIT illustrates the depths of human suffering companies are willing to mine to cut costs. Clara Strachan reviews ahead of the unDependence Film Festival closing night.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
unDependence 2019: Iran Shorts
Jim Ross reviews the program ‘Iranian Short Stories’ program at the 2019 unDependence Film Festival ahead of the launch next month.
The Ground Beneath My Feet
THE GROUND BENEATH MY FEET unearths a surprisingly moving and intensely gripping psychodrama. Elle Haywood reviews at BFI Flare.
The Fruit Machine
THE FRUIT MACHINE plunges a serrated knife of injustice and homophobia deep into the golden heart of Canadian liberalism. Elle haywood reviews at BFI Flare 2019.
GSFF: Four Walls
Francesca Woulfe reviews the first set of shorts that competed for the Bill Douglas Award at GSFF 2019.
GSFF: Terror Nullius
Chris Dobson reviews the opening night event of Glasgow Short Film Festival: “when the flesh-eating sheep arrive, you’re not even that surprised.”
Entrevista a Gabrielle Brady
This translation was made by the International Documentary Film Festival Encuentros del Otro Cine / EDOC of Ecuador to promote the film Island of the Hungry Ghosts, which is part of the program of its 19th edition. Translation published September 22nd, 2020. Original article published March 5th, 2019. Esta traducción fue realizada por el Festival … Continue reading Entrevista a Gabrielle Brady
Metal Heart
METAL HEART is rather enjoyable in its sentiments, surprisingly funny and provides a fresh take on the sub-genre. Elle Haywood reviews from Glasgow Film Festival.
Lords of Chaos
This film has, perhaps inevitably, given the infamy of the black metal band it portrays, garnered a glut of criticism since its release. Die-hard metal-heads, members of the original Nordic Death-metal scene, anti-self-harm advocates and pearl clutching religious types alike have all come forward to criticise and condemn Jonas Åkerlund’s portrayal of one of the … Continue reading Lords of Chaos
Love Movie (Liebesfilm)
As the Glasgow Film Festival 2019 drew to a close after an excellent few weeks of riveting, enlightening and original cinema, Elle Haywood heads to catch one of the last screenings of the festival.