“In India people think there’s no future in dancing” this is how Manish introduces us to his story. He further adds how those who come from a humble background, like himself, consider dancing a hobby for rich people and not a profession that can allow a livelihood. The documentary Call Me Dancer, directed by Leslie Shampaine…
We are all hodophiles, i.e. people who love to travel. But not all of us explore the countries we visit in a responsible way. The piercing documentary The Last Tourist, directed by Tyson Sadler — that he co-wrote with editor Jesse Mann — discloses the unsustainable consequences that are caused by mass tourism. Among them…
Portugal, land of fados, azulejos, cork, pastéis de nata and trailblazers. The Portuguese have exploration running through their veins, as attested by Vasco da Gama — the first European to reach India by sea — and Ferdinand Magellan, who initiated the first circumnavigation of the globe. It doesn’t surprise that contemporary filmmakers like to venture…
Sam Esmail, best known for directing Mr. Robot, has the distinguishing trait of tackling the themes of alienation and American society. In his latest psychological thriller, Leave the World Behind, he adapts the eponymous novel by Rumaan Alam and brings it to the screen with gyrating visuals and piercing social critique. The story focuses on…
The digital reproduction of the 35mm 1926 Japanese silent-experimental-horror film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, is preserved by the George Eastman Museum. A Page of Madness is part of the Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude at Japan Society and will be screened on December 15th at 6pm. The six-film series running from December 9th until the…
Presented at the 80th Venice Film Festival, Woody Allen’s latest work is his first French-language motion picture and represents the realisation of a dream for him. The filmmaker said: “I would have really liked to be a European director, perhaps Swedish or Italian. I finally managed to have the opportunity to make my first film…
The latest work by the award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki won the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and was chosen as the Finnish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Fallen Leaves is a simple tale of romance between two misfits who have to overcome several hurdles to finally…
An American Horse whisperer caught the attention of Queen Elizabeth II for his non-violent approach used to train horses. The Cowboy And The Queen — part of the 2023 DOC NYC line-up — is a film directed by Andrea Nevins, that tells the story about a friendship driven by a compassionate hippophilia. Monty Roberts was…
@Photo : Keniji Tsukamoto : Ashima studying a claims in Spain. Japanese filmmaker Kenji Tsukamoto captures through a gentle documentary the story of Ashima Shiraishi, one of the world’s youngest elite rock climbers. The film Ashima — part of the 2023 DOC NYC line-up, where it had its World Premiere — follows the devoted training…
Filmmaker Leslie Tai provides a cinematic peek into the soaring latent economy that addresses Chinese pregnant women who travel to the United States to give birth, to provide a better future for their babies. How To Have An American Baby — part of the 2023 DOC NYC line-up — is a choral piece that intertwines…
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