Student Review: 16 Years Till Summer
16 YEARS TILL SUMMER documents Scottish ex-con Uisdean’s attempts to ingratiate himself back into society.
All content tagged documentary
The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution
An expert, if not wholly balanced, retelling of the still-relevant story of the Black Panthers.
The Forecaster
The developer of the Economic Confidence Model, economist Martin Armstrong claims that the rise and fall of a nation can be predicted by his formula.
The Amina Profile
Set around 2011, THE AMINA PROFILE focuses on the internet romance between a woman from Montreal, and Amina and American/Syrian girl living in Damascus during the Arab uprising.
Short Fusion: Motion
“Adrenaline pumping with a side of swoon”… “Visually offensive, yet spectacular”… Jack McCurdy reviews the MOTION strand of CFF’s Short Fusion
Land Grabbing
A documentary on large-scale farming practices that emotionally engages the more it strives to remain objective.
Von Caligari Zu Hitler
What does cinema know that we don’t?
Face to Face
Chung Chuan’s intimate exploration of Taiwan’s underground wrestling scene is at heart a film about men, their hobbies, and their mothers.
Land Grabbing
Kurt Langbein’s film shines a light on the dark business of intensive agriculture where profits come before people, writes Gavin Midgley.
Welcome To Leith
Cinematic depictions of idiosyncratic small town America are so commonplace that sometimes only the real thing will do, writes Richard Hensby.