Time for Ilhan
TIME FOR ILHAN is a call to action, writes Serena Scateni at Take One Action Festival. Director Norah Shapiro gathers a diverse array of voices to give the audience behind-the-scenes insight on local politics.
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Silvana
SILVANA is a greatly inspirational biopic, following Silvana Imam’s rapid rise to musical fame, that should reach wider audiences. Serena Scateni reviews at Take One Action Festival.
Naila and the Uprising
NAILA AND THE UPRISING is a powerful end to an inspiring Take One Action film festival program, writes Calam Pengilly.
The Green Lie
THE GREEN LIE is an examination of corporate greenwashing with humorous self-reflective tone, writes Calam Pengilly at Take One Action Film Festival.
American Animals
AMERICAN ANIMALS is a docudrama mix that is a neat, tight deconstruction of the heist film and grips rather than grates. Jim Ross reviews.
Flight of a Bullet
FLIGHT OF A BULLET is raw and real but not in the manner war documentaries typically are. Anna Whealing reviews the Open City Documentary Festival award winner.
Those Who Come, Will Hear
THOSE WHO COME, WILL HEAR is a suggestion of director Simon Plouffe’s full potential, despite not always connecting with the cultures it depicts, writes Luka Vukos at Open City Documentary Festival.
The Swing
Closing this year’s Open City Documentary Festival, THE SWING marks Cyril Aris as a filmmaker to anticipate in the future, writes Luka Vukos.
Baronesa
Although the meandering approach robs BARONESA of momentum, the outlook and perspective is a fresh one worth engaging with. Jim Ross reviews the opening film of Open City Documentary Festival.
Kinshasa Makambo
Dieudo Hamadi’s examination of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s struggles with political corruption is bleak but visually and narratively gripping. Jim Ross reviews at Open City Doc Fest.