Under The Wire
UNDER THE WIRE serves as a great memento that both quality journalism and humanism are not nice things to have, but powerful necessities. Victoria Becker reviews at Cologne Film Festival.
All content tagged documentary
Meet the directors: Eastern Memories
“He was more than just a linguist, he was the Indiana Jones of his time…” April McIntyre interviews the makers of EASTERN MEMORIES.
What makes a great documentary maker?
Leon Lee, director of HUMAN HARVEST (2014) and LETTER FROM MASANJIA (2018), offers three strong pointers for any would-be documentary filmmaker.
A Woman Captured
A deeply emotive, harrowing documentary about one woman’s life as a servant and slave that will completely open your eyes to the reality of current-day slavery in Europe.
Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Leick is many things: a writer, an anthropologist and a mother. A woman in her mid-sixties who moved to the UK forty years ago, lured here by the British Museum and cosmopolitan way of life. A cancer patient who, at the age of 52, took up weightlifting, and has since become a European and … Continue reading Gwendolyn
The Marquis De Wavrin: From The Manor To The Jungle
Directors Grace Winter and Luc Plantier’s first feature length documentary, THE MARQUIS DE WAVRIN: FROM THE MANOR TO THE JUNGLE, is an atmospheric leap into the life of Marquis Robert de Wavrin, the first white man to encounter the infamous “head-shrinking” Shuar Indians. Despite occasional pacing issues and a tendency to veer on the side … Continue reading The Marquis De Wavrin: From The Manor To The Jungle
Erik and The Iban Interview
We spoke to Dr Erik Jensen about his reunion with the Iban tribe in the remote state of Sarawak, captured in the documentary ERIK AND THE IBAN.
A Woman Captured
Beautifully filmed, Bernadett Tuza-Ritter exposes a dark reality happening behind many closed doors in Hungary and around the world: modern day slavery. In the form of one woman’s story, she has transferred it to the big screen for everyone to see. A WOMAN CAPTURED is a shocking film to watch. It follows Marish as she … Continue reading A Woman Captured
Letter From Masanjia
Director Leon Lee and Yi Sun show audiences a hidden side of China in this insightful and inspiring documentary of one man’s journey towards freedom. LETTER FROM MASANJIA follows Yi Sun, a former prisoner of the brutal Masanjia labour camp. The collaboration of Lee and Sun aims to open the eyes of people around the … Continue reading Letter From Masanjia
CFF: Shorts To…Animate
SHORTS…TO ANIMATE is an innovative combination which will leave you stunned, writes Lydia Lowe at Cambridge Film Festival.