Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Sepideh Farsi’s documentary ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ is a devastating yet profoundly human portrait of photojournalist Fatma Hassona and her life under siege in Gaza.
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Author: Adham Youssef
The Settlement
Director Mohamed Rashad’s working-class drama ‘The Settlement’, a visually impressive folk tale portraying a young man’s desperate attempts at social integration, is a milestone for the Egyptian film industry at the Berlinale.
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Acts of Love
Jeppe Rønde’s psychologically complex yet tender drama delves into the world of trauma healing and cults without sensationalism, preferring to raise questions rather than supply answers.
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The Tree of Authenticity
The only African film in this year’s IFFR Tiger Competition, Sammy Baloji’s ‘The Tree of Authenticity’ offers a much-needed disruption to Belgian colonial archives, which dominate historical narratives in Congo.
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Mai Martaba
A strong international introduction to the Hausa-speaking filmmaking of Kannywood, Nigeria’s Oscar submission ‘Mai Martaba’ is an adventure tale drawing on themes of power, gender, and political legacy.
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