Discover four highlights from Raindance 2020, all of which are available to watch online for free in the UK.
Documentary
Explore the innovative and artistic strategies documentarians use to narrativize nonfiction stories on screen.
Raindance Review: Young climate activists provide a rallying call in Now
Jim Rakete’s documentary Now is both a celebration of inspirational young climate activists and an informative rallying call for change.
Raindance Review: The Dilemma of Desire will change the way you think about sex
Maria Finitzo’s documentary The Dilemma of Desire uses Sophia Wallace’s art as a jumping off point to explore how patriarchy has shaped women’s relationship to sexual desire.
I Am Greta is part of the problem it portrays
Nathan Grossman’s I Am Greta about teen climate activist Greta Thunberg tells the story of the girl behind the figurehead but fails to take an interest in what matters most to her.
Shadow of Dumont: A road trip through familial Indigenous history
Trevor Cameron takes a road trip through the history of his great-great-uncle, Gabriel Dumont, in his documentary Shadow of Dumont.
Mangrove and Ultraviolence are two angles on UK police brutality
Films about police brutality in the UK are sorely lacking, but this year’s London Film Festival gave us two: Ken Fero’s mishandled Ultraviolence and Steve McQueen’s brilliant Mangrove.