Premiering in the Generation section at the Berlinale, the Kenyan film Supa Modo from Likarion Wainaina was one of the very best at the festival, and deserves …
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Irene Lusztig: ‘To me, conflict is as important as empathy’
Irene Lusztig discusses making Yours in Sisterhood, a documentary that allows for a respectful dialogue between different perspectives and feminisms. …
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Leilah Weinraub on exalting hedonism in Shakedown
Leilah Weinraub discusses waiting for the right climate to release her film on black lesbian club nights, the pitfalls of classic documentary practice, and …
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Review: Close-Knit marks an important milestone for Japanese LGBTQ cinema
Naoko Ogigami’s Close-Knit is a charming, if disappointingly conservative, family drama about a girl who finds herself being raised by a transgender …
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Review: A Fantastic Woman was one of the best of the Berlinale
Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman follows a grieving trangender woman who fights for her right to be respectfully treated as a person in mourning.To access …
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Berlinale Review: Just Like Our Parents is an early highlight
In Lais Bodanzky's Just Like Our Parents, an overworked mother of two seeks her autonomy and happiness and finds that her wayward mother has the answers.To …
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Vogueing at Berlinale: Kiki and Strike a Pose
Despite being a rather niche subject, two films about vogueing competed in the Panorama Documentary section at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. To access this …
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Interview: Chloé Leriche on Before the Streets and indigenous cinema
Canadian director Chloé Leriche discusses bringing the Atikamekw language and community to the big screen for the first time at this year's Berlinale.To access …
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Anne Zohra Berrached on 24 Weeks at Berlinale
Director Anne Zohra Berrached discusses 24 Weeks — her Berlinale Competition film about a couple who must decide whether to have a late abortion when they …
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Being 17 is more Sciamma’s than Techiné’s film
Berlinale correspondent Elena Lazic reviews Being 17. Although it was written by Céline Sciamma and directed by André Techiné, it's got Sciamma's fingerprints …
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