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.
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¡Nae Pasaran!
¡Nae Pasaran! is an inspiring message that should be heeded by progressives everywhere. You must act. Resist. No Pasaran. Jim Ross reviews at Glasgow Film Festival.
Around China With A Movie Camera
The BFI’s collection of archive footage from China is drawn together by Ruth Chan’s excellent score, writes Mark Liversidge.
Letters From Baghdad
Mark Liversidge takes a look at the documentary which looks at the life of unsung political figure Gertrude Bell.
Zero Days
Revealing the cyber-warfare trump card behind America’s military prowess. John Cheshire reviews Alex Gibney’s latest documentary at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Bugs
Lock up your stick insects! The Nordic Food Lab are coming! Jack Toye reviews Andreas Johnsen’s BUGS at Edinburgh International Film Festival
Student Review: The Forest
Elliot Wright reviews Sinisa Dragin’s story of Romania and its relations with Yugoslavia after the end of World War 2.
Student Review: The Forecaster
A man wrongly imprisoned for more than a decade on fraud charges is released in 2011, undeterred from his work in economics.
Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time
This compelling documentary follows dark visionary Nicolas Roeg in a retrospective of his directing career. Ben Dalton reviews.
Student Review: After Work
Katrina Smith looks at AFTER WORK, Janina Herhoffer’s contribution to the contemporary German cinema strand at CFF2015.