Pier Kids
Elegance Bratton’s PIER KIDS gives forgotten LGBTQ+ people a voice that shatters the illusion of progression and simultaneously demands society looks closer at disadvantaged LGBTQ+ youth. Steph Brown reviews.
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Anbessa
Can a fiction-documentary hybrid create a convincing portrait of Ethiopia’s ambiguous urban sprawl? Italian-American director Mo Scarpelli’s new release ANBESSA, which was screened as part of Scotland’s global change film festival Take One Action, answers yes. Tanja Schangin reviews.
Sorry We Missed You
Ken Loach delivers another essential and stark film demonstrating the dire straits of the working-class people of the UK. Amber Heath reviews at Cannes 2019.
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.
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.
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.