Editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith pick the fifteen best films of Berlinale 2021, from Ninjababy to Petite Maman.
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Ep. 84: Berlinale 2021, Part 2: The Competition
We conclude our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the films in competition
Berlinale Review: Brother’s Keeper undresses a boarding school’s institutional failings
Brother’s Keeper, one of the best films of the Berlinale, follows a young boy trying to help his sick friend in a brutal Turkish boarding school.
Ep. 83: Berlinale 2021, Part 1: The Sidebars
We begin our deep dive on Berlinale 2021, discussing the festival overall and the sidebar competitions.
‘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.