SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO COME OUT TO THE SAME PERSON, OVER AND OVER… This is a documentary on Eman Abdelhadi, a queer Muslim woman born in Palestine and living in New York, who was raised as a free spirit by her mother. Eman likes to drive on empty highways, she needs space for processing … Continue reading
ACTING IS LYING, AND EVERYONE ACTS IN THEIR DAILY LIFE… Marcos Marcos is a low-budget film director who lives in Barcelona who is despised because of his films. He is immersed in the shooting of his new project, a queer reinterpretation of the Italian Gaillo and metacinema, and although he has a cooperative team, … Continue reading
This Canadian relationship drama by director Chloé Robichaud follows the emotional journey of Emma (Sophie Desmarais) from the first scene: on a sunny day she jumps to rest on a floater at the pond, closes her eyes for a while and when she opens them again realizes she is far from the shore and … Continue reading
A fascinating tale that intertwines personal struggles with cultural legacies from Africa, where rituals and music are full of meaning, and Europe, as a colonizer and also as the promised land for immigrants moving from East to West, and South to North. Outstand from the cast Jomo (Morr Ndiaye), his sister Udoka (Laetitia Ky) … Continue reading
The film begins with a lament, it is winter in Central Europe, and the camera moves out from a ruined landscape to a forest, this sadly beautiful shot repeats for a while and it is interesting to wonder how it refers to the story we are about to view. Indoors at a military center, … Continue reading