Jerusalem On A Plate
In James Nutt’s documentary JERUSALEM ON A PLATE Yotam Ottolenghi undertakes an immersive culinary journey through the streets of his childhood. Jessica Donnithorne reviews at San Sebastian Film Festival.
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5 Broken Cameras
Emad Burnat managed to capture, first hand, the actions of Israeli soldiers in a West Bank image in this deeply personal and affecting documentary. Andrew Nickolds reviews.
El Gusto
Told through the remaining members of the Chaabi music movement, EL GUSTO becomes more than an exploration of the music, but also a discovery of the city of Algiers, writes Mike Boyd.
Drying for Freedom
DRYING FOR FREEDOM is a thought-provoking, original and absorbing documentary which investigates the decline in the washing line and the toll of electricity upon the environment, writes Lillie Davidson.
Bert Stern: Original Madman
Bert Stern is effectively two men, writes Daniel Harling – celebrated photographer and troubled depressive. In Original Madman, we are granted access to this enthralling man.
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE is a funny and amiably diverting documentary, but it ends up providing no insight into its subject matter, writes Jim Ross
Anda Union: From the Steppes to the City
Underscored by the otherworldly music of Anda Union themselves, this documentary follows the band as they venture out of their modern city environment, back to rural Mongolia. Tom McNeill reviews.
Grandma Lo-Fi
Shot over a period of seven years on bleary Super8 film, GRANDMA LO-FI gives an amusing insight into the working mind and thought processes of a septuagenarian garage rockstar, writes Huw Oliver.
The Well/Carbon for Water
THE WELL describes the effects of climate change from an anthropological perspective, and was screened with CARBON FOR WATER, an example of proactive documentary filmmaking with a clear directive, writes Christopher Stefanowicz.
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
JASON BECKER: NOT DEAD YET gallantly attempts to lift the lid on a degenerative condition, and is an uplifting and closely-stitched documentary bolstered with an extraordinary spirit, writes Huw Oliver.