It lets the storytellers as this film is as much about storytelling because it’s about exploring autistic existence to reflect their artistic efforts through a meandering autistic camera which follows four initially different threads that come together by the end of the film. The movie reflects a spectrum of autistic experiences, from safe spaces to […]
Maternity: Broken Trust examines the ongoing criminal investigation and independent inquiry into alleged failures of maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals trust (NUHT) that are said to have caused unnecessary deaths of mothers and babies over several years. The first people we meet are Jack and Sarah Hawkins a doctor and physiotherapist at the hospital
This is an incredible story about a woman who is always left behind, stalked by her past and then transformed into one of resilient strength as it may be. As Staceyann Chin, the poet and activist, searches for her mother, we witness the author’s remarkable relationship with her own daughter Zuri and her coming of
The Sharp Edge of Peace is among the most exasperating documentaries about Afghanistan. The film premiered worldwide on April 27, at Toronto’s Hot Docs festival. The documentary tells the story of women leaders’ efforts to regain Afghan women’s rights through talks with the Taliban. It opens with peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi in a hospital bed;
Hema Films, a movie production company situated in Tokyo, has dropped the official trailer of Indian-born filmmaker Hemant Singh’s first feature-length film “Wasabi not a fairy tale.” “Wasabi not a fairy tale” is about Kano (played by Julian Koike), the protagonist who is bullied because of a scar on her face. But her life changes
Every year, movies are released on Eid to celebrate this festival. Many films have lined up for the release on this Eid. This time ‘Meghna Kanya’ has joined the race of liberation war. It is a film produced by Fuad Chowdhury based on women trafficking. Various roles have been portrayed by Kazi Nowshaba Ahmed, Fazlur
Max Linder was a pioneer in the film industry and achieved international stardom. The only monument to him is Max Linder Panorama, a historic cinema in the heart of Paris. However, if we ask spectators what the name means, hardly any of them would know the answer. If we ask who Charlie Chaplin is, on
When we first meet Jana, the protagonist of Maja Prettner’s Woman of God, she is giving a sermon to a packed house and seems invincible. The evangelical pastor clearly has a good relationship with the members of her parish smiling and shaking hands, she seems entirely at ease with her job which is also her
Dolce & Gabbana sells an image of Sicily with its heavenly beaches, crystal clear seas and picture-postcard landscapes but it never shows what’s bubbling away beneath the surface or lingering in the air. The city of Siracusa (or, to be precise, its surrounding region of Augusta Priolo Melilli Siracusa) is the epicentre of the “ecocide”
In the movie Kappu Bilupina Naduve, there is a profound investigation into social intricacies and moral uncertainties through the use of bright days contrasting with dark nights. It is not an exaggeration to say that social media has become more than just a means for entertainment or profit; it can also be used as a
