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.
Film Festivals
LFF Review: Safe spaces and gendered violence in Lovers Rock
Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, the second installment in his Small Axe film anthology, celebrates the highs of a house party. It also explores the gendered violence that can brew in these spaces.
Discover low-budget queer cinema at SQIFF 2020
The 2020 Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) displays an array of low-budget queer gems. Here are 3 favorites.
The six best short films at LFF 2020
This year’s LFF shorts programme was a win for accessibility, even if the quality of the films was up and down. Here are 6 favorites.
Planet in Focus 2020, from Coral Ghosts to The Last Ice
The 2020 Planet in Focus Film Festival runs online across Canada until October 23 and features environmental docs The Last Ice and Coral Ghosts.
LFF Interview: 180° Rule reveals the secrets and lies of a patriarchal society
Farnoosh Samadi on her provocative new film, 180° Rule, which confronts the horrific consequences of robbing women of their agency.