Festival reviews – Page 118
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‘Him’: Moscow Review
Female director Guro Bruusgaard presents a sensitive portrait of modern masculinity
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‘When A City Rises’: CPH:DOX Review
Thrilling, immersive documentary about the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
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‘Gabi, Between Ages 8 and 13’: CPH:DOX Review
Five years in the life of Gabi, a Swedish adolescent who struggles to identify as either male or female
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‘A Man And A Camera’: CPH:DOX Review
Dutch filmmaker Guido Hendrikx silently films the residents of a small town to surprising reactions
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‘United States Vs. Reality Winner’: CPH: DOX Review
Taut investigation into the jailing of US whistleblower Reality Winner
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‘The Moon Represents My Heart’: Visions du Reel Review
Personal history and fictional elements interweave in a filmmaker’s quest to learn about his murdered father
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‘Lost Boys’: CPH:DOX Review
A drug-fuelled escape to Southeast Asia becomes a nightmare descent into debauchery for Finnish director Joonas Neuvonen
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‘Children Of The Enemy’: CPH:DOX Review
An man attempts to rescue his oprhaned grandchildren from a Syrian refugee camp
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‘Bellum – The Daemon Of War’: Visions du Reel Review
The realities of armed conflict suffuse this sombre documentary
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‘1970’: Visions du Reel Review
Prolific documentarist Tomasz Wolski explores a historical protest in Poland, and the authorities’ brutal response
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‘Faya Dayi’: Visions du Reel Review
Ethiopia’s lucrative khat crop inspires a hypnotic, immersive documentary glimpse into the country’s soul
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‘Users’: Visions du Reel Review
An anxious investigation into how technological advancement may affect our children
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‘Searchers’: Visions du Reel Review
Swipe right for this lively examination of New Yorkers venturing onto dating apps during a pandemic
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‘The Belly Of The Mountain’: Visions du Reel Review
An impressionistic French essay film explores the tragedy of a 2013 airline crash in the Alps
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‘The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual For Military Occupation’: Visions du Reel Review
Sobering, essential documentary focuses on the testimony of Israeli men who served in Gaza and the West Bank
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Bafta awards ceremony review: ‘profound and moving despite tinny applause’
Like lockdown, you could get used to this new kind of awards show.
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‘Who We Are: A Chronicle Of Racism In America’: SXSW Review
Jeffery Robinson links the chains of America’s black history
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‘Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free’: SXSW Review
A poignant look at the making of the musician’s ground-breaking solo album, ‘Wildflowers’, in 1994
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‘Islands’: SXSW Review
Tagalog-language SXSW Jury prize-winner is set inside Canada’s Filipino community
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‘The Fallout’: SXSW Review
SXSW’s top narrative prize-winner examines the aftermath of a school shooting in an indirect but powerful way