Land Grabbing
A documentary on large-scale farming practices that emotionally engages the more it strives to remain objective.
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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.
Poached
You might think that a 90 minute movie about egg collection would be over-egging the pudding but this strange documentary has a weirdly compelling narrative.
Misfits
Jannik Splidsboel’s documentary, MISFITS, focusses on the challenging lives of three LGBT teenagers who use The Open Arms Youth Centre, Tulsa as their meeting place.
Beyond Clueless
Jack Stocker reviews BEYOND CLUELESS, an experimental documentary which describes itself as “part adolescent fever dream, part roving visual essay”.
Interview with Charlie Lyne
Toby Miller speaks to Charlie Lyne, the Bertolt Brecht/David Attenborough of the teen movie genre, about his documentary BEYOND CLUELESS.
The Possibilities are Endless
This inspiring and heartwarming documentary charts the recovery of much-loved musician Edwyn Collins from a double stroke in 2005.