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An image collage of stills from groups of characters in Mangrove and Ultraviolence.

Orla Smith / October 21, 2020

Mangrove and Ultraviolence are two angles on UK police brutality

Films about police brutality in the UK are sorely lacking, but this year's London Film Festival gave us two: Ken Fero's mishandled Ultraviolence and Steve …

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A man and a woman smile together in Lovers Rock. The word 'Review' is on the image.

Orla Smith / October 20, 2020

LFF Review: Safe spaces and gendered violence in Lovers Rock

Steve McQueen's Lovers Rock, the second installment in his Small Axe film anthology, celebrates the highs of a house party. It also explores the gendered …

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A collage of stills from LFF shorts films, with the word LFF in the centre.

Seventh Row Editors / October 18, 2020

The six best short films at LFF 2020

This year's London Film Festival shorts programme was a win for accessibility, even if the shorts were up and down in quality. Here are 6 favorites. Read more …

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Director Farnoosh Samadi in front of a still from her film, 180 Degree Rule. The text reads: Interview.

Orla Smith / October 11, 2020

LFF Interview: 180° Rule reveals the secrets and lies of a patriarchal society

Farnoosh Samadi on her provocative new film, 180° Rule, which confronts the horrific consequences of robbing women of their agency. Read more coverage of the …

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Summer 1993, Laia Artigas, Carla Simón

Orla Smith / November 9, 2017

Summer 1993 captures how children process grief

Carla Simón's outstanding debut feature, Summer 1993, chosen as Spain’s 2018 Foreign Language Oscar submission, explores the contradictory ways in which …

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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. …

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