The selection of the Cannes Film Festival was less exciting in 2019 than usual, but some wonderful gems stood out. Here are the five best.
Film Festivals
Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts on their doc For Sama
Besieged in Aleppo, Waad Al-Kateab kept filming. From her incredible archive, she assembled with British director Edward Watts the breathtaking and harrowing documentary For Sama.
Hot Docs ’19: Conviction, Buddy, Willie, and more
Our capsule reviews highlight six of the standouts at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: Conviction, Buddies, Willie, In My Blood It Runs, We Will Stand Up, and Push. Watch out for them as they travel the festival circuit and arrive on home viewing platforms.
The old and the new coexist in Bergamo at the Film Meeting
Every year, in Bergamo, Italy, a small film festival, Bergamo Film Meeting, honours titans of European cinema, dusts up lesser known talents, and showcases the most exciting new independent cinema.
‘My films are portraits.’ Mia Hansen-Løve on Maya
Mia Hansen-Løve tells us about her new film, Maya, her interest in people who stay in the shadows, her motivations behind choosing locations, the way she works with her actors, and much more. The film premiered at TIFF, where we talked to Hansen-Løve, and is screening at Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in NYC.
Sundance 2019: Advocate, Bedlam, and more
Our capsule reviews spotlight three documentaries and two Scandinavian features we enjoyed at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, including Advocate, Bedlam, Sonja: The White Swan, and Midnight Traveler. Watch out for them as they travel the festival circuit and arrive on home viewing platforms.