Oris Aigbokhaevbolo - The Film Verdict

The Cemetery of Cinema

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 18, 2023 | Berlin, Berlin 2023, Festivals, Spotlight |

‘The Cemetery of Cinema’ conveys an important point about Guinea’s deplorable relationship with film archives, despite its director’s theatricality.

5 Seasons of Revolution

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Jan 25, 2023 | Festivals, Spotlight, Sundance 2023 |

Using photos, footage, and fragmented clips, the mononymous director Lina presents an account of the Syrian Crisis as both a national and interpersonal tragedy.

Animalia

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Jan 24, 2023 | Festivals, Sundance 2023 |

In ‘Animalia’, Sofia Alaoui’s gorgeously shot debut feature, ideas of spirituality mix with commentary on class and religion in a package that refuses to easily yield the keys to its own meaning.

Pianoforte

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Jan 24, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, Sundance 2023 |

Jakub Piatek’s classical music documentary covers the prestigious Chopin Competition, presenting a group of talented kids in a story that starts slow but becomes truly buoyant in its final third.

Colette and Justin

Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Nov 18, 2022 | Festivals, IDFA, IDFA 2022 |

Alain Kassanda connects Congolese history to family history in this revealing debut documentary.

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The Cemetery of Cinema

5 Seasons of Revolution

Animalia

Pianoforte

Colette and Justin