Flowers of Ukraine
A free-spirited urban nature lover becomes a living symbol of Ukrainian resistance in ‘Flowers of Ukraine,’ a slender but immensely charming debut feature by Adelina Borets.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Nov 1, 2024 | Festivals, Leipzig 2024 |
A free-spirited urban nature lover becomes a living symbol of Ukrainian resistance in ‘Flowers of Ukraine,’ a slender but immensely charming debut feature by Adelina Borets.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Oct 31, 2024 | Leipzig 2024, Festivals |
Director Dominique Cabrera’s investigation of her family connections to Chris Marker’s landmark sci-fi film ‘La Jetée’ takes a messy but sporadically magical mystery tour though history, memory, cinema and politics.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Oct 29, 2024 | Festivals, Leipzig 2024 |
In her fascinating and visually dazzling debut feature ‘Balomania’, documentary maker Sissel Morell Dargis embeds herself in Brazil’s secretive underground subculture of illegal hot air balloon gangs.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Oct 28, 2024 | Festivals, Leipzig 2024 |
The 67th edition of DOK Leipzig festival promises a week of pop and politics, critical debate and constructive disagreement in fiercely divided times.
Read MorePosted by Stephen Dalton | Oct 28, 2024 | Festivals, Leipzig 2024 |
A quietly angry film about suicidal Indian farmers and the women they leave behind, documentary director Kinshuk Surjan’s feature debut ‘Marching in the Dark’ is moving, lyrical and surprisingly uplifting.
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