Film Festivals

Interview with Sydney South African Film Festival 2020 Director Claire Jankelson
Interview With Sydney South African Film Festival 2020 Director Claire Jankelson

We spoke with Sydney South African Film Festival director Claire Jankelson about the fest’s lineup, the distinctive qualities of South African cinema and how the festival has reinvented itself within COVID-19 restrictions.

SXSW 2019 Review: ALICE: Empowering for Women, Enlightening for Everyone
SXSW 2019 Review: ALICE: Empowering For Women, Enlightening For Everyone

Alice is a film that should enlighten anybody, because it’s about society as much as it is about Alice herself.

Tribeca 2020: 12 HOUR SHIFT & Interview With Writer/Director Brea Grant
Tribeca 2020: 12 HOUR SHIFT Interview With Writer/Director Brea Grant

We spoke with Brea Grant, writer/director of 12 Hour Shift, about the movie and her creative decisions, collaborations, and inspirations.

Tribeca 2020: Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi Goldberg
Tribeca 2020: Animated Shorts Curated By Whoopi Goldberg

Stephanie Archer reports on Tribeca Film Festival 2020 online, and reviews the animated short films curated by Whoopi Goldberg.

COWBOYS: A Contemporary Western That Draws From Empathy & Parental Love
COWBOYS: A Contemporary Western That Draws From Empathy & Parental Love

Cowboys is Anna Kerrigan’s delicate and modestly subversive take on the Western, in which a father violates his parole and pulls his son away from an unpleasant upbringing.

CPH:DOX 2020: DESERT ONE, A SONG CALLED HATE, SHADOW FLOWERS & WE HOLD THE LINE
CPH:DOX 2020: DESERT ONE, A SONG CALLED HATE, SHADOW FLOWERS & WE HOLD THE LINE

Musanna Ahmed reviews four more great films that he saw during CPH:DOX’s online edition this year.

QUERY: A Refreshing Take On An Important Conversation
QUERY: A Refreshing Take On An Important Conversation

Query is charming and thoughtful short film, and a refreshing take on an important conversation we should all be having more.

SXSW 2020: CARGO: Interesting But Unfocused
SXSW 2020: CARGO: Interesting But Unfocused

Cargo fails on its promise to meld the concepts of science fiction, fantasy and Hinduism, and ends up feeling muddled.

SXSW 2020: Interview with THE QUARRY Director/Co-Writer Scott Teems
SXSW 2020: Interview with THE QUARRY Director/Co-Writer Scott Teems

We spoke with THE QUARRY director/co-writer Scott Teems, where we talked about the film’s many themes and how it was produced and brought to the big screen.

FINDING YINGYING: A Heartbreaking Portrait of Loss and Grief
SXSW 2020: FINDING YINGYING: A Heartbreaking Portrait Of Loss & Grief

Finding Yingying isn’t an easy watch, but this documentary is powerful in how it captures a family in their most vulnerable moments.

CPH:DOX 2020: SONGS OF REPRESSION, CAUGHT IN THE NET & More
CPH:DOX 2020: SONGS OF REPRESSION, CAUGHT IN THE NET & More

We review films from CPH:DOX 2020, the documentary festival that is now streaming online.

SXSW 2020: ONCE UPON A TIME IN UGANDA: Wakaliwood Forever!

Once Upon a Time in Uganda is a nice supplement to the ongoing, exciting story of Wakaliwood and the perfect thing to tie us over whilst we wait for their next awesome movie.

BFI Flare 2020: Ask Any Buddy and My Fiona
BFI Flare 2020: ASK ANY BUDDY & MY FIONA

Two very different recommendations from BFI Flare 2020: Evan Purchell’s explicit doc Ask Any Buddy, and Kelly Walker’s comedy drama My Fiona.

Berlinale 2020: Interview With THE ROADS NOT TAKEN Director/Writer Sally Potter
Berlinale 2020: Interview With THE ROADS NOT TAKEN Director/Writer Sally Potter

Wilson Kwong spoke with Sally Potter during Berlinale back in February, about her new film The Roads Not Taken and the personal life events that inspired its story.

SXSW 2020: THE TOLL: Don't Blame The Victim
SXSW 2020: THE TOLL: Don’t Blame The Victim

With its deeply rich messaging and intense showcase of tension, The Toll is definitely a film to add to your must-see list.