The first thing that comes to mind when gay romance is thrown on the table is… tragedy. It strikes right of the bat to set the story up, or comes whirling out of a corner in the middle, or waits there at the end – or just soaks the entire story – because hey, gay…
Udine Far East Film Festival Reveals Its 20th Anniversary Edition Lineup
Today, a mere 9 days before the European audience finds its way to the little town in the Northeast Italy to explore the new and old jewels of Asian Cinema, Udine Far East Film Festival revealed its 2018 lineup. It was to be expected that the 20th anniversary edition of the festival would provide the…
Steel Rain Review
Netflix seems to have become every film goer’s Elysium; it has grown into a wholesome VOD platform, with country-specific contents, and has successfully moved even further as a global producer of TV shows and films. Even with some hit-and-miss productions, Netflix provides an easy access to a good selection of films from around the globe….
In Conversation with Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Hakeem Kae-Kazim is a Nigerian-British, classically trained actor, who (after graduating Bristol Old Vic Theatre School) was given a place at the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company. According to Hakeem, his voyage into acting was a gradual thing. “First, I did the National Youth Theatre; I attended their summer programs when I was still in school….
Hold Me Down – Short Film Review
Statistics show that around 49 million Americans live in poverty, which includes over 16 million children. Without much support from their own government, people get pushed to the margin and are forced to take on jobs that are not necessarily legal. Single mothers, predominantly African-Americans, are among the victims of this penury; some turn to…
I Can Speak Review
We often associate Kim Hyun-seok, a South Korean film director and screenwriter, with the 2000 Park Chan-wook feature Joint Security Area, for which Kim co-wrote the script. The audience might also recognize the filmmaker for his feel-good films such as When Romance Meets Destiny (2005), Cyrano Agency (2010) or C’est si bon (2015). The newest Hyun-seok’s production, which received Best…
The Third Murder Review
Following the success of his family dramas Like Father, Like Son, which won the Jury Prize at 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Our Little Sister, which competed for Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and the critically acclaimed After the Storm (2016), Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter Hirokazu Kore-eda surprised his faithful audience by veering…
Nasty Women Exhibition – Empowerment: In Conversation with the Artist Jessica Ross
Jessica Pierre Ross is an emerging, interesting artist; we met her at this year’s Nasty Women Exhibition – Empowerment in London and chatted about what empowerment means to her personally and about how her photography and other works come to life. As a creative director and photographer, Jessica is a conceptual enthusiast utilising a range…
Nasty Women Exhibition – Empowerment: In Conversation with the Curator Calum Hall
Following their last year’s success, Creative Debuts teamed up with Nasty Women New York, Lisbon, Amsterdam, North East and London to celebrate an incredible group of artists from around the globe. And so, in the heart of the bohemian Shoreditch and perfectly timed to open on International Women’s Day, Creative Debuts‘ extraordinary team premiered their exhibition…
Nasty Women Exhibition – Empowerment: In Conversation with the Artist Zoe Burt
She is a fashion designer and an artist, with international experience. Her recently acquired MA degree served as an outlet for her to use fashion as a means of activism, creating wearable art with feminist themes and by doing so, enabled her to initiate dialogues on sexist language and gender. Feminism is very much Zoe…
Nasty Women Exhibition – Empowerment: In Conversation with the Artists Francena Ottley and Airco Caravan
Empowerment is a preview of The Anti Art Fair that will take place from 4th to 7th October 2018. If you are in London between 8th and 10th of March 2018, make sure to pop in to Shoreditch and support this incredible event! Empowerment will take place at 7-11 pm, 8 – 10 March, in Black & White…
NASTY WOMEN EXHIBITION – Empowerment
Women’s empowerment means different things to different people, but to us women, it generally stands for three things: equality, the power to make our own choices and the opportunity to make said choices. From March 8th to March 10th, an international feminist exhibition will showcase an incredible number of sublime works that channel women’s empowerment,…
68th Berlin International Film Festival: Dressage Review
The growing divide within social classes is a global problem, and the contemporary Iranian society is no exception. With his feature debut Dressage, director Pooya Badkoobeh brings attention to this divide from a fresh angle – through the eyes of a stubborn teen girl whose story serves to shed a light not only on the…
68th Berlin International Film Festival: Marilyn Review
It takes courage to follow your heart, and the pain of self-discovery is at times hard to endure. This is the journey that awaits Marco (a superb performance by the emerging actor Walter Rodriguez), the young protagonist of Marilyn. Marilyn – a directorial feature debut from Martín Rodríguez Redondo, an Argentinian filmmaker – is based on…
