Grégory Magne’s new film Perfumes is a lovely French dramedy about a friendship between two lonely adults, one of whom designs perfumes.
World Cinema
200 meters gives an inside look at life in the West Bank
Jordan’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature is a slice-of-life story of a family divided by the wall between Israel and Palestine.
Ida Panahandeh’s Titi is a character study about life under patriarchy
Ida Panahandeh’s Titi is a character study about an Iranian Roma woman caught between two unworthy men in a society controlled by men.
Visions du Réel 2021 spotlights nonfiction films pushing the form forward
The 2021 Visions du Réel film festival featured boundary-pushing nonfiction films, with highlights including Sheltered and Les Guérisseurs.
Visions du Réel Review: Pauline Julier’s documentary Way Beyond goes inside CERN
Pauline Julier’s 60-minute documentary Way Beyond takes us inside CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) to follow the planning process for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) projec
Visions du Réel Review: Captains of Za’atari
Ali El-Arabi’s Captains of Za’atari is a story of friendship and soccer between two Syrian refugees in Jordan.