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Letters from Berlin: Undine Loves

Letters from Berlin: Undine Loves

Reporting from Berlin, Savina Petkova and Debbie Zhou share their thoughts on Christian Petzold’s Competition entry, Undine

by Savina Petkova & Debbie Zhou

on February 27, 2020 13:45


Letters from Berlin: Rainy Days and Running Women

Letters from Berlin: Rainy Days and Running Women

Writing to each other from the 70th Berlinale, Lili Hering and Sadia Khalid weigh in on some of the fest’s most singular entries

By Lili Hering, Sadia Khalid

on February 27, 2020 13:33


Friendship That Sticks

Friendship That Sticks

The world of First Cow is one of enmeshed existences, where solidarity to the other, human or nonhuman, is the key virtue

By Savina Petkova

on February 27, 2020 13:20


Oh Lord, won’t you buy me…?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me…?

Jonas Heldt’s AUTOMOTIVE touches on the notion of desire fading away, yielding to functionality and utilitarianism
br> By Rodrigo Garay

on February 27, 2020 13:17


A World Without Parents

A World Without Parents

In Melanie Waelde’s Nackte Tiere, a group of teens inhabits a world where adults are evanescent presences.

by Lili Hering

on February 27, 2020 13:14


Cultural trauma through the generations

Cultural trauma through the generations

An affecting if somewhat safe family drama, Mogul Mowgli prods into the deeper, darker realms of a traditional father-son relationship

By Debbie Zhou

on February 27, 2020 13:10


The Line From Past To Present Is a Spiral

The Line From Past To Present Is a Spiral

The Living and the Dead Ensemble’s Ouvertures advocates for a collective storytelling that transcends and transforms time and space

by Savina Petkova

on February 25, 2020 17:14


Standing on the precipice, leaping into the unknown

Standing on the precipice, leaping into the unknown

by Lili Hering

on February 25, 2020 16:48


Down in Mexico

Down in Mexico

by Rodrigo Garay

on February 25, 2020 16:46


Post-chair criticism

Post-chair criticism

by Jakob Åsell

on February 25, 2020 16:43


Letters from Berlin: Cow Theft and Video Games

Letters from Berlin: Cow Theft and Video Games

Half way through the fest, Maja Korbecka and Jakob Åsell write to each other about some of the most intriguing films they’ve seen

By Maja Korbecka and Jakob Åsell

on February 27, 2020 13:37


Letters from Berlin: A Revolutionary is a Doomed Man

Letters from Berlin: A Revolutionary is a Doomed Man

Corresponding from the 70th Berlinale, Adina Glickstein and Rodrigo Garay reflect on Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther and Orphea By Adina Glickstein & Rodrigo Garay

on February 27, 2020 13:25


Kelly Reichardt’s Secret Ingredient

Kelly Reichardt’s Secret Ingredient

Steering away from racial stereotypes, First Cow conjures a witty and affecting portrait of an unlikely friendship

By Sadia Khalid

on February 27, 2020 13:19


Negotiating between propaganda and the private

Negotiating between propaganda and the private

Jia Zhangke’s latest offers a deep dive into personal memories within the tissue of state-sanctioned fiction.

By Maja Korbecka

on February 27, 2020 13:16


Finding yourself – hair dye after hair dye

Finding yourself – hair dye after hair dye

A kaleidoscopic collage of various video formats, Always Amber beats in synch with the restless hearts of its teenage protagonists.

By Jakob Åsell

on February 27, 2020 13:12


Where Life Though Joyless Still is Calm

Where Life Though Joyless Still is Calm

Expansive beyond its 90-minute runtime, Song Fang’s The Calming highlights the rarity of drawn-out depictions of feminine anhedonia

by Adina Glickstein

on February 25, 2020 17:18


To Open, To Haunt, To Excavate

To Open, To Haunt, To Excavate

A haunting, multi-sensorial experience, Ouvertures questions the (f)utility of language to dissect history and colonial heritage

by Adina Glickstein

on February 25, 2020 17:04


The Times They Are a-Changin’

The Times They Are a-Changin’

by Sadia Khalid

on February 25, 2020 16:47


The Incomparable Community of Film Criticism

The Incomparable Community of Film Criticism

by Debbie Zhou

on February 25, 2020 16:44


Film Criticism as a Migratory Practice, or Why We Are All Immigrants

Film Criticism as a Migratory Practice, or Why We Are All Immigrants

by Savina Petkova

on February 25, 2020 16:42


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