This week, our Céline Sciamma's Petite Maman podcast episode goes deep on one of our favourite films of 2021. It's a deceptively small-scale film that's …
[Read more...] about Ep. 128: Petite Maman and Céline Sciamma’s temporary utopias
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This week, our Céline Sciamma's Petite Maman podcast episode goes deep on one of our favourite films of 2021. It's a deceptively small-scale film that's …
[Read more...] about Ep. 128: Petite Maman and Céline Sciamma’s temporary utopias
Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinema showcased international films, including The Crossing, Wood and Water, and Introduction, and homegrown talent with The …
Panah Panahi's feature debut, Hit the Road, is a character study of a family on the road to help their eldest son escape the country. The film screens at NYFF …
[Read more...] about Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road is a moving family drama
In Leyla Bouzid’s A Tale of Love and Desire, things get complicated for eighteen-year-old Ahmed (Sami Outabali) when love and desire become intertwined. The …
[Read more...] about A Tale of Love and Desire is a sensitive coming-of-ager
Writer-director Arsalan Amiri and co-writer Ida Panahandeh discuss their first foray into genre territory, Zalava, which won prizes at the Venice International …
[Read more...] about Arsalan Amiri on making a realistic genre film, Zalava, in Iran
In Kamila Andini's Yuni, the eponymous teenager tries to figure out who she is amidst growing patriarchal pressures. Kamila Andini’s coming-of-age …
[Read more...] about Yuni is a smart Indonesian coming-of-age story