We begin our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the festival overall and the sidebar competitions.
Film Festivals
‘As a filmmaker, I try to create space for catharsis’: Eliane Raheb on Miguel’s War
Eliane Raheb discusses Miguel’s War and using creative documentary techniques to explore her subject’s life and trauma.
Berlinale Review: A girl wakes up to misogyny inSummer Blur
Han Shuai’s feature debut, Summer Blur, follows thirteeen-year-old Guo in a hot summer in Wuhan where everyone seems to be exploiting women.
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Interview: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on directing actors
Writer-director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi discusses Berlinale Silver Bear winner Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, and how his unconventional rehearsal methods get uncommonly natural performances.
What to see at the 2021 Rendez-vous with French Cinema
The 2021 Rendez-vous with French Cinema features some of the best films of the year, as well as highlights like Should the Wind Drop, Mandibles, and Faithful.
Berlinale Review: Teen girls seek the end of the world in Short Vacation
In Kwon Min-pyo and Seo Hansol’s Short Vacation, four thirteen-year-old girls set out to complete their summer photography assignment: photograph the end of the world.