formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
As an out and proud gay man, Bollywood director Onir leaves no stone unturned in highlighting the hardships of the LGBTQI+ community by the means of cinema as well as literature. Source: Director Onir talks about films and the battle … Continued
The Thief Collector goes beyond the 1985 theft of Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” to explore the speculative history of the presumed thieves who held onto it for over 30 years. Source: The Couple Behind One of History’s Most Brazen Art … Continued
The 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival’s Philippines retrospective highlights early documentation of the country, local responses to the Marcos dictatorship, and contemporary work. Source: The Philippines’ Turbulent Past Captured in Film
Rafa Sales Ross, a former employee of the now-closed Belmont Filmhouse in Aberdeen, describes what’s at stake with public funding cuts across film and culture Source: What Recent Independent Cinema Closures Mean for Scotland | Frieze
Vanessa Albury, whose eco-friendly ceramic sculptures help revive filter-feeder populations, is raising funds to complete her first film about the project. Source: An Eco-Artist’s Dreams for an Underwater Documentary
Tsai’s style is the opposite of boring; in demanding the viewer’s attention, he allows for incredible moments of human connection and discovery. Source: Tsai Ming-liang’s “Slow Cinema” Contrasts the Bustle of Modern Life