Year: 2024
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Best Films
Our Writers’ Top 10 Films of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, our team of writers, reveling in independent cinema at festivals worldwide, unveils its top…
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IDFA 2024
IDFA 2024: Light Memories (dir. Misha Vallejo Prut) | Review
Photographer-turned-filmmaker Misha Vallejo Prut debuted with a rich, handsomely crafted documentary that probes his family legacy, centered around an absent…
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Singapore IFF 2024
Singapore IFF 2024: Mantra of Neon (dir. Palita Chairit) | Review
In this mysterious short film, "Mantra of Neon," Palita Chairit takes us to a small Thai village where the inhabitants…
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DOK Leipzig 2024
DOK Leipzig 2024: Twice into Oblivion (dir. Pierre Michel Jean) | Review
Haitian director Pierre Michel Jean's latest film offers a powerful exploration of how silence and forgetting continue to shape our…
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DOK Leipzig 2024
DOK Leipzig 2024: The Family Approach (dir. Daniel Abma) | Review
"The Family Approach" is a movie about hope. About the fact that even in the most dire situations it is…
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RIDM 2024
RIDM 2024: Apple Cider Vinegar (dir. Sofia Benoot) | Review
Sofia Benoot launches us on a cosmic journey through a simple natural subject of an earthly matter, stone.
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DOK Leipzig 2024
DOK Leipzig 2024: The Other One (dir. Marie-Magdalena Kochová) | Review
Marie-Magdalena Kochová's debut portrays 18-year-old Johana's internal struggle between her dreams and her duty to her family, highlighting her silent…
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Dances With Films 2024
DWF:NY 2024: Our Report From Dances With Films
Dances with Films has returned to New York City! The festival's 3rd New York City edition occurred on December 5th…
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Dances With Films 2024
DWF:NY 2024: The Coder | Interview with Will Crouse
Will Crouse brings his life experience to his latest short film, "The Coder." We had the pleasure of interviewing him…
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RIDM 2024
RIDM 2024: Who Cares? (dir. Alexe Poukine) | Review
Alexe Poukine's latest delves into the human-centered practices emerging in Western Europe's healthcare, capturing intimate, unjudged scenes that underscore the…
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