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Berlinale Film Festival

Supa Modo

Elena Lazic / June 20, 2018

Review: Supa Modo is the superhero we need

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, Yours in Sisterhood, Berlinale

Elena Lazic / March 14, 2018

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, Shakedown, Berlinale 18

Elena Lazic / February 22, 2018

Leilah Weinraub on exalting hedonism in Shakedown

Leilah Weinraub discusses Shakedown, waiting for the right climate to release her film on black lesbian club nights, the pitfalls of classic documentary …

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Close-Knit

Elena Lazic / April 11, 2017

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 woman. …

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Elena Lazic / March 1, 2017

Review: A Fantastic Woman was one of the best of the Berlinale

Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman follows a grieving transgender widow who fights for her right to be respectfully treated as a person in mourning. Read our …

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Just Like Our Parents

Elena Lazic / February 17, 2017

Berlinale Review: Just Like Our Parents is an early highlight

After a slow start to the Berlinale film festival, Lais Bodanzky's Just Like Our Parents emerged as one of the highlights. …

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