Tag: San Sebastian Film Festival

Sultana’s Dream

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 25, 2023 | Festivals, San Sebastian 2023, Spotlight |

Spanish director Isabel Herguera’s exhilarating and imaginative animated tale about a roving artist is sparked by real-life Bengali feminist thinker Rokeya Hossain and her 1905 story about Ladyland, a country run by women.

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 23, 2023 | Festivals, Featured, San Sebastian 2023 |

Achingly poetic and daringly original, Raven Jackson’s first feature ‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ chooses to tell the story of a Black girl growing up in Mississippi through atmosphere instead of conventional narration.