Alex Heeney takes a look at some of the animated documentaries that screened at HotDocs 2024, including Pelikan Blue, The Day Iceland Stood Still, Grand Theft Hamlet, and Silent Trees.
World Cinema
Interview: Marija Kavtaradze on Slow
Lithuanian writer-director Marija Kavtaradze discusses her second feature film, Slow, in this interview.
Visions du Réel Review: No Other Land
Alex Heeney reviews the documentary No Other Land, one of the highlights of the Visions du Réel Festival. (It also screened the Berlinale.)
Interview: Ivan Sen on Limbo
Indigenous writer-director-cinematographer Ivan Sen discusses his film Limbo (2023), a detective drama set in Coober Pedy, Australia.
Yuni is a smart Indonesian coming-of-age story
In Kamila Andini’s Yuni, teenage Yuni tries to figure out who she is amidst growing patriarchal pressures.
Film Review: James Hawes’s One Life
Alex Heeney reviews James Hawes’s new film One Life, a WWII drama with a strong story and an incredible cast.