Sydney Film Festival 2020: OUR LAW
Sydney Film Festival 2020: OUR LAW

Cornel Ozies’ prescient and perceptive documentary Our Law is having its world premiere at the digital edition of this year’s Sydney Film Festival.

New Filmmakers LA: Conversations with Rachel Wortell
New Filmmakers LA: Conversations With Rachel Wortell

New Filmmakers LA hosted an online Q&A with Rachel Wortell for her film Romance Analyst, here’s our coverage.

NO HOME MOVIE: No Better Remembrance
NO HOME MOVIE: No Better Remembrance

Continuing her revolutionary depiction of real-time, No Home Movie epitomizes every quality that made Chantal Akerman’s cinema so groundbreaking.

OLLA: Trapped With an Intensely Boring Man
OLLA: Trapped With an Intensely Boring Man

Ariane Labed’s Olla tells an important tale of the migration of resourceful, young, Eastern European women into Western Europe.

ARTEMIS FOWL: Less Fowl, More Foul
ARTEMIS FOWL: Less Fowl, More Foul

Unlikely to convert any new fans to the series and even less likely to please old ones, Artemis Fowl is a passionless adaptation.

RUN WITH THE HUNTED Trailer
RUN WITH THE HUNTED Trailer

Oscar, a young boy, defends his best friend, Loux, and kills her abusive father in the process, forcing him to run away from his rural hometown.

BLACK LIVES MATTER: Educating Society on the Severity of Systemic Racism Through Cinema
Black Lives Matter: Educating Society On The Severity Of Systemic Racism Through Cinema

Cinema is an incredible and invaluable tool for education, and we need it now more than ever.

THE STRANGER (AGANTUK): A Kinship With The Past
THE STRANGER (AGANTUK): A Kinship With The Past

Satyajit Ray’s Agantuk (The Stranger) attempts two examinations of India – one of gender dynamics and the other a much more philosophical look.

The Life Force (2020) - source: Fanny Veliz Grande & Eric Marinho
Film Inquiry’s Seed&Spark Campaign Picks Of June 10, 2020

We are highlighting crowdfunding campaign picks from our friends at Seed&Spark. This week’s films (and one podcast!) run the gamut.

"I Had A False Idea Of What Confidence Is." Interview with Steve Markle, Director Of SHOOT TO MARRY
“I Had A False Idea Of What Confidence Is.” Interview With Steve Markle, Director Of SHOOT TO MARRY

Musanna Ahmed spoke with director Steve Markle about his film Shoot to Marry and why this documentary was more challenging to put together than his previous one.

NEXT DOOR SPY: A Low-Key Mystery for Kids
NEXT DOOR SPY: A Low-Key Mystery for Kids

Next Door Spy is a timid animated film but may be just enough for the kids come quiet time.

AVIVA Trailer
AVIVA Trailer

After meeting online, transatlantic lovers Aviva and Eden embark on a tumultuous courtship, love affair and marriage.

Why Extracurricular Didn't Want Parental Guidance
Why Netflix’s Extracurricular Didn’t Want Parental Guidance

The absence of parental guidance through the strategic use of antithesis allows Extracurricular to hold its characters accountable for their mistakes.

Video Dispatches: DODSWORTH, PHASE IV, EMMANUELLE IN AMERICA, FLESH-EATING MOTHERS
Video Dispatches: DODSWORTH, PHASE IV, EMANUELLE IN AMERICA, FLESH-EATING MOTHERS

Dodsworth (1936), Flesh-Eating Mothers (1989), Phase IV (1974), and Emanuelle in America (1977) received new home video releases, let’s take a look.

DEAR... Season One: The Timely and Relevant Series We Need Now
DEAR… Season One: The Timely And Relevant Series We Need Now

Dear… gives viewers a visual and auditory display of the power instilled in others when they know they are not alone.