Philly Abe cannot quite figure out why she feels more self-reflective and contemplative when she is in a bathtub completely naked on “Flying Lessons,” but I bet she wouldn’t have it any other way. A Lower East Side veteran from back when artists were actually transgressive, an actor in films by avant garde directors like […]
Typically, home movies are recorded in order to revisit landmarks or milestones in our lives. These personal recordings depict a specific time capsule of history and culture from birthdays to graduations or parties to gatherings. In the age of technology, however, these “home videos” have been replaced by cell phones, which has led to their
Directors Sylvain Lepetit and Miyuki Droz Aramaki tell the story of what caused and what resulted from the Lebanese economic crisis that began in 2019 in their documentary “Casse du siècle au Liban” which will be broadcast on the Arte TV channel on Tuesday, June 18 at 8:55 p.m. French hour. The movie, while showcasing
Dane Komljen’s previous film, Afterwater (2022), was a three-part movie that explores the limits of gender and environmental relationships in humanity. It starts with an observation section which is serene but follows a couple who work in a lab and then go to a lake; it continues by freely adapting the text of a Spanish
What is the reason for not having openly homosexual footballers in the Premier League and other top clubs? Football, Homophobia and Me presented by Rylan could be the closest thing to a day that will change that forever but it still feels so far away. This documentary is an efficient piece which builds one solid
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
