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 2024

Michael GranadosMay 21, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): The Shrouds (by David Cronenberg) | Review

David Cronenberg enters espionage, conspiracy, and longing in one of his most personal and evocative films yet, in competition at…
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Cannes 2024

Michael GranadosMay 18, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): Oh, Canada (by Paul Schrader) | Review

Paul Schrader devises a self-reflexive confessional film in "Oh, Canada," one of his smallest but most emotional films yet, presented…
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Spotlight: Documentary

Michael GranadosApril 18, 2024

Visions du Réel 2024: Fragments of Ice | Review

Maria Stoianova revisits her family home video archives, producing a self-reflexive meditation of a family traveling across the world whilst…
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Berlinale 2024

Michael GranadosFebruary 27, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Sleep with Your Eyes Open (Encounters) | Interview of Nele Wohlatz

We had the pleasure of meeting director Nele Wohlatz, whose intimate, yet isolated world of Chinese migrants in Recife, Brazil,…
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Berlinale 2024

Michael GranadosFebruary 27, 2024

Berlinale 2024: The Fable (Encounters) | Interview of Raam Reddy

We interviewed Raam Reddy, who presents another personal tale on India’s society, using magical realism elements from his background as…
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Berlinale 2024

Michael GranadosFebruary 18, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Who By Fire (Generation 14plus) | Review

Philippe Lesage’s new film Who By Fire, presented at the 74th Berlinale in the Generation strand, is a cunning, complex…
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Berlinale 2024

Michael GranadosFebruary 18, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Arcadia (Encounters) | Review

Yorgos Zois presents a haunting and layered film on grief from a unique perspective from both the living and the…
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IFF Rotterdam 2024

Michael GranadosFebruary 2, 2024

IFF Rotterdam 2024: 78 Days (Bright Future) | Interview of Emilija Gašić

Shot on Hi8 video cameras, Emilija Gašić finds naturalism through the home-video diaries of 3 sisters during the 1999 NATO…
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IFF Rotterdam 2024

Michael GranadosFebruary 1, 2024

IFF Rotterdam 2024: Swimming Home (Tiger Competition) | Review

Justin Anderson’s debut feature, Swimming Home, lands himself in the big leagues, showcasing his talents in style and imagery through…
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Venice Film Festival 2023

Michael GranadosSeptember 7, 2023

Venice Film Festival 2023: Following the Sound (by Kyoshi Sugita) | Review

Kyoshi Sugita presents a patient and heartfelt drama focused on the rehabilitation of loss expressed in the poetic and lyricism…
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