Michael Granados

Michael is a marathon runner, engineer, and film reporter based in Los Angeles. He regularly attends international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, Venice, and AFI Fest. As a member of the selection committee for the True/False Film Festival, Michael has a keen interest in experimental, international, and non-fiction cinema.

Cannes 2025

Michael GranadosMay 25, 2025

Cannes 2025 (Palme d’Or): It Was Just An Accident (dir. Jafar Panahi) | Review

Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winning film investigates the tortured souls of the oppressed through a moral conundrum.
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Berlinale 2025

Michael GranadosFebruary 15, 2025

Berlinale 2025: Where the Night Stands Still (dir. Liryc Dela Cruz) | Review

Liryc Dela Cruz explores the Filipino diaspora of three siblings in Italy, where a reunion reveals the true nature of…
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RIDM 2024

Michael GranadosDecember 3, 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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RIDM 2024

Michael GranadosNovember 27, 2024

RIDM 2024: When the Phone Rang (dir. Iva Radivojević) | Review

Iva Radivojević’s elliptical and complex film explores the nuances of memory through coming-of-age in a country that no longer exists.
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RIDM 2024

Michael GranadosNovember 23, 2024

RIDM 2024: Room of Shadows (dir. Camilo Restrepo) | Review

Camilo Restrepo’s deceptive film traverses the history of images through a political and playful sensibility.
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IDFA 2024

Michael GranadosNovember 19, 2024

IDFA 2024: A Want in Her (dir. Myrid Carten) | Review

Myrid Carten’s debut feature holds nothing back, presenting a raw portrait of vulnerability and confrontation in this miraculous portrait of…
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Locarno Film Festival 2024

Michael GranadosAugust 15, 2024

Locarno 2024: Listen to the Voices (by Maxime Jean-Baptiste) | Review

Maxime Jean-Baptiste’s delicate feature debut, playing in the Concorso Cineasti del presente, explores the grieving process through both traditional and…
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Locarno Film Festival 2024

Michael GranadosAugust 15, 2024

Locarno 2024: Hanami (by Denise Fernandes) | Review

Weaving between the natural and magical, Denise Fernandes’ "Hanami" explores the beauty in Cape Verde and what it means to…
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FID Marseille 2024

Michael GranadosJune 28, 2024

FIDMarseille 2024: bluish (Grand Prize Winner) | Review

Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky’s sublime pursuit of connection and longing within the ordinary. "bluish" won the Grand Prize at…
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Cannes 2024

Michael GranadosJune 3, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Un Certain Regard): Viet and Nam | Interview of Truong Minh Quy

Truong Minh Quy’s deeply romantic and blissful gay love story between coal miners is an evocative cinematic experience. We were…
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