Nadine Pequeneza’s The Last of the Right Whales, which premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival, tracks how humans have caused disasters for right whales and are working to save them. A right whale (NARW #3560 aka Snow Cone) plays with her calf, who tries to lay on top of her. A 60-ton right whale […]
Director Andrew Haigh reflects on Weekend ten years later
For the tenth anniversary of Weekend, writer-director Andrew Haigh reflects back on this life-changing film, telling queer stories, and more.
The Worst Person in the World is deeply romantic but not a romance
Joachim Trier’s joyful The Worst Person in the World finds Julie in the midst of an existential crisis, bringing her inner thoughts to life.
Looking for home in the films of Andrew Haigh
In this essay, Alex Heeney explores looking for home in Andrew Haigh’s films: Weekend, 45 Years, Lean on Pete, and the show Looking.
Arsalan Amiri on making a realistic genre film, Zalava, in Iran
Writer-director Arsalan Amiri and co-writer Ida Panahandeh discuss their first foray into genre territory, Zalava, which won prizes at the Venice International Film Festival.
The Gravedigger’s Wife offers a touching slice of Somali life
The Gravedigger’s Wife follows a Somali gravedigger’s desperate search for funds to finance life-saving surgery for his wife. Read Orla Smith’s interview with the film’s director here In Khadar Ayderus Ahmed’s first feature, The Gravedigger’s Wife, which premiered in Semaine de la Critique at Cannes, the great irony is that Guled (Omar Abdi) earns his […]