Nawi
‘Nawi’ is one of those rare films that, despite the weighty seriousness of its subject, stays afloat cinematically.
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“This film disproves the supremacy of Global North academic institutions”: an interview with ‘The Shadow Scholars’ director Eloise King
British director Eloise King discusses her documentary ‘The Shadow Scholars’, showing at the 2024 edition of IDFA, and what it says about the intellectual capacities of the Global South.
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Writing Hawa
The unpredictable nature of conflict robs ‘Writing Hawa’ of much of its compelling titular character, but Najiba Noori’s pro-feminist and anti-Taliban project emerges unscathed in ideological terms.
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On The Border
Gerald Igor Hauzenberger and Gabriela Schild have made a quietly spectacular documentary on the migration-related troubles of the Nigerien city Agadez through a trio of knowledgeable and remarkably telegenic mediators.
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