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Coming-of-age

Aoife McArdle, Kissing Candice, Ann Skelly, Ryan Lincoln

Orla Smith / March 5, 2018

Interview: Youth is ‘a dark fairytale’ in Kissing Candice

Music video director Aoife McArdle discusses her narrative feature debut, Kissing Candice, which marks her as a bold new visual stylist.

Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino, Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet

Alex Heeney / December 18, 2017

‘You’re missing it!’: Tricks with time in Call Me by Your Name

In Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino uses framing and editing to expand and contract time so that we experience a summer slipping away.

Call Me by Your Name, Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Luca Guadagnino

Seventh Row Editors / December 15, 2017

Our five favourite scenes from the second half of CMBYN

Our writers pick their favourite scenes from the second half of Call Me by Your Name and write about what makes them great. Read part 1 here. This is the fifth piece in our Special Issue on Call Me by Your Name. Read the rest of the issue here.

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino

Joanna Di Mattia / December 11, 2017

Words are futile devices: On Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name

In Call Me by Your Name, Timothée Chalamet conveys how words aren’t enough for Elio. His body reveals the feelings he leaves unspoken. This is an excerpt from the ebook Call Me by Your Name: A Special Issue, which is available to purchase here. To read the complete article, get your copy of the ebook […]

Ava blind, Léa Mysius, Noée Abita

Orla Smith / October 12, 2017

Review: Ava uses the onset of blindness as a coming-of-age metaphor

Director Léa Mysius makes an impressive debut with Ava, which respectfully and unblinkingly grants Ava’s wish to be seen before she goes blind.

Tali Shalom-Ezer, Princess

Alex Heeney / May 25, 2016

Israeli auteur Tali Shalom-Ezer discusses Princess

Princess is a sensitive, intimate film about 12-year-old Adar whose curiosity about sex gets confused when she receives sexual attention from her still loving step-father. Purchase the film on iTunes or watch it on Vimeo OnDemand.

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