People in Peril By Richard Bolisay
In Michael Rabiger’s book, “Directing the Documentary” (Focal Press, 1987), he writes: “Documentaries make human issues palpable in order to exercise the hearts…
All Your Corpses Now Begin To Speak – Through Film By Petra Meterc
“But all our phrasing – race relations, racial chasm, racial justice, racial profiling, white privilege, even…
You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks By Héctor Oyarzún
Some of the films in the 67th Berlinale seem like a direct response to the current global preoccupations…
Supercolliders And Building Blocks – Guadagnino vs. Kaurismäki By Christopher Small
In subtle and surprising ways, Luca Guadagnino’s CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, the story of a relationship that…
Subverting The Genre By Asli Ildir
Representing political trauma is a hard task, especially for an artist who is depicting it while simultaneously experiencing it. This challenge is often…
In Their Shoes By Archana Nathan
What does a love story between two young men of the Xhosa community in South Africa have in common with a documentary featuring…
Negotiating a Reel Appreciation of History By Adefoyeke Ajao
Whenever the word “history” is mentioned, it tends to conjure an image of depressive black and white images fleeting across…
Agniezka Holland: On Hunters and Netflix By Rowan El Shimi
One of Europe’s most prominent filmmakers, Agniezka Holland has quite a frank and dry sense of humour. Her sharp…
Political repression lies in people getting scared of a story By Rowan El Shimi Footage Rights By Héctor Oyarzún Pictures From The Revolutions By Christopher Small What An Empty Promise…
The Talents 2017: Selfies
Participants at the 2017 Talent Press Workshop, at Berlinale
Adefoyeke Ajao, Nigeria
Archana Chidambaranathan, India
Asli Ildir, Turkey
Richard Bolisay, Philippines
Christopher Small, UK
Héctor Oyarzún, Chile
Petra Meterc, Slovenia
Rowan Abdelrahman Ahmed Mahmoud…