Nata Moreno’s ARA MALIKIAN: A LIFE AMONG STRINGS is an intimate documentary focused on the Armenian/ Lebanese violinist, indebted to his ancestral history. Following Malikian’s childhood in war-torn Lebanon, his emigration to Germany and his later move to Spain, Moreno intimately traces Malikian’s lineage and influences to the man he is today. From the outset, … Continue reading Ara Malikian: A Life Among Strings
In BEANPOLE, spaces are rendered with a genuine beauty, in composition, in colour, in light. The film holds an intense sympathy for its characters in balance with a need to be honest. Marc Nelson reviews at LFF 2019.
WALKING ON WATER is not just an account of the creation of one work, but a glimpse into the creative madness of living a life that is entirely devoted to art.
Every year we review the shorts at the Cambridge Film Festival, this year is no different with many fantastic shorts to come out. This focus is on the SHORTS TO THRILL and here are a few of the best ones. Josh Ragan reviews.
Celine Sciamma is a modern-day Bronte, wrotes Sam Astaire. Far and away, this is clearly one of the top films of the year and is a nigh essential piece if you enjoy lesbian cinema.
ROCKS presents a microcosm of the benefits of such a melting pot of cultures, and gives us hope for the future. Gabriel Farrell reviews the opening film of Cambridge Film Festival.
TALKING ABOUT TREES identifies a culture that has been lost in Sudan, it presents the viewer with the idea that films mean much more than products to be consumed but rather an experience to be shared. Charlie Stewart reviews.
PAPER BOATS is primarily a story about the loss of the American Dream. Given the current political culture of America it seems all too important a story to simply let slip by. Ben Woodard reviews.
African filmmaker Fanon faces her fears of being unheard in a whitewashed, male-dominated industry.
Within LADYWORLD Kramer has succeeded in breaking through the walls of expressive cinema, nonconformist cinema, and in some respects feminist cinema; but the film has failed to fully break through the forth wall. Steph Brown reviews.
