Category Archives: Festival Coverage

A Taste Of Ink

October 13, 2017 Ben Johnston

A TASTE OF INK is a tense, emotionally honest family drama, writes Ben Johnston.

A Fantastic Woman

October 8, 2017 Bee Jones

Writer-director Sebastian Leilo takes his fantastic woman and puts her through what is decidedly not a fantastic time. Bee Jones reviews.

Festival Coverage

Frightfest 2017

August 29, 2017 Rosy Hunt

#takeonerecommends five fine Frightfest films from 2017.

Features, Festival Coverage, Reviews

El Hombre Que Cuida (The Caretaker)

July 21, 2017 Mike Boyd (Editor-at-large)

A dark story in a beautiful setting, Mike Boyd finds EL HOMBRE QUE CUIDA unsettling but highly engaging, at the Durban International Film Festival.

Features, Festival Coverage, Reviews

Kati Kati

July 20, 2017 Mike Boyd (Editor-at-large)

An extraordinary work of film art, using classic techniques to tell a beautiful and thought-provoking story, says Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.

Features, Festival Coverage, Reviews

Liyana

July 19, 2017 Mike Boyd (Editor-at-large)

An inspirational tale of a group of children brought together by a fictional character, showing the power of storytelling, says Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.

Features, Festival Coverage, Reviews

Inxeba (The Wound)

July 18, 2017 Mike Boyd (Editor-at-large)

A brave and fascinating film that tackles a culturally sensitive subject, concludes Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.

Features, Festival Coverage, Reviews

Papeli (Butterfly)

July 17, 2017 Mike Boyd (Editor-at-large)

This beautiful, slow-moving meditation on rural family life in Iran is stunningly photographed, says Mike Boyd at the Durban International Film Festival.