Love & Engineering
LOVE & ENGINEERING, premiering at Tribeca Film Festival, does a disservice to both despite sparks of humour and engagement, writes Jim Ross
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Interview with Toby Amies
Anthony Davis spoke to Toby Amies about his documentary THE MAN WHOSE MIND EXPLODED, a touching portrait of an ageing maverick amnesiac.
The Epic Of Everest
It’s unsettling to watch a documentary about a group of extraordinary men, two of whom were walking toward their deaths, writes Amanda Randall.
Valentine Road
Marta Cunningham unveils a mass of dark and intolerant attitudes that threaten the memory of an innocent teenager who simply wished to explore his identity.
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
Any suspicions that this will be a dry, academic exercise are dispelled when the film opens with a clip from THEY LIVE, writes Jim Moore.
A World Not Ours
“A WORLD NOT OURS quickly establishes itself as a deeply personal portrait, captured almost by accident amongst a wider political polemic.”
Operation Bethlehem
Bethlehem is divided, literally, by a giant illegal wall of concrete dividing Palestine and Israeli areas. Sarah Acton reviews Leila Sansour’s OPERATION BETHLEHEM.
A Story of Children and Film
Cousins’ own childlike joy in the camera is manifest throughout A STORY OF CHILDREN AND FILM, writes Amanda Randall.
Thomas Dolby: The Invisible Lighthouse
Tom Dolby’s half-hour elegy-doc was filmed over a year and is still a work-in-progress. It’s much more than a motion picture, writes Huw Oliver.
In The Shadow Of The Sun
The Tanzanians’ hatred for their albino community is desperately sad. But IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN is not without hope, writes Mark Liversidge.