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30 November 2018
Deptford double-bill from the London Migration Film Festival
by Abla Kandalaft
Revenir by David Fedele and Kumut Imesh
Revenir is an immensely valuable film. Now living in France, Kumut Imesh, a refugee from the Ivory Coast, teams up with filmmaker David Fedele to retrace his journey through African and into Europe. With (…) Continue Reading »
15 November 2018
Short of the Week - The Postman by Vahid Keshavarz
by Mydylarama teamThis award-winning short is now being show at the London Migration Film Festival (2018). Contact us if you’d like to find out more about the film or the director. Continue Reading »
15 November 2018
Double-bill from the London Migration Film Festival 2018
by Kai Ellis
The Postman by Vahid Keshavarz
Vahid Keshavarz’s documentary short The Postman profiles Hadi, an Iranian poet living in London and working as a postman. There is a quiet dignity to Hadi as he goes about his round, scribbling his verses as they (…) Continue Reading »
29 October 2018
Q&A with Michael Oswald, director of The Spider’s Web, Britain’s Second Empire
by Mydylarama teamThe Spider’s Web, Britain’s Second Empire is a thoroughly researched, well-crafted and documentary by Michael Oswald that explores the history of Britain’s tax havens and the system that encouraged their creation rooted in its colonial history. The documentary is freely available on Youtube. We caught up with Michael for a Q and A.
What motivated you to direct a documentary about this (…) Continue Reading »
25 October 2018
Possum
by Kai Ellis
POSSUM is the debut feature film from writer/director Matthew Holness, co-creator and writer/star of the cult TV series Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. Following its successful World Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Irish (…) Continue Reading »
16 October 2018
Young and Alive / L’Epoque at LFF 2018
by Abla Kandalaft
Young and Alive is not quite an apt translation of the original title of this film, L’Epoque, which in its subtitles has been translated as the more accurate "our times". Director Matthieu Bareyre was keen to stress this during the Q&A (…) Continue Reading »
16 October 2018
Akasha at LFF 2018
by Abla KandalaftMaking the most of the seasonal break in the conflict in Sudan, when the heavy rains and mud make it impossible to fight, filmmaker Hajooj Kuka enrolled the dwellers of a village in the Nuba Mountains to make this offbeat comedy that celebrates the resilience and spirit of those village communities.
Following an argument with his exasperated girlfriend Lina, Adnan legs it out of the bedroom (…) Continue Reading »
19 septembre 2018
Entretien avec Amel Guellaty, réalisatrice du film Black Mamba
par Clotilde Couturier
Présenté en Sélection "Regards d’Afrique" au Festival International du Court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, "Black Mamba" est un film tunisien qui traite de l’émancipation féminine et a reçu le Prix du Public au Festival Films Femmes Méditerrannée. Lire la suite »
24 August 2018
Naila and the Uprising @DocHouse
by Abena Clarke
Naila and the Uprising was a DocHouse screening.
It’s rare that a film makes me so angry that I can’t seem to describe it without a rant summarising it as ‘o the injustice!’ but that really was the effect of Julia Bacha’s film. Opening (…) Continue Reading »
18 April 2018
Interview about Fear(s) with Ilay Mevorach, director of Open your eyes
by Clotilde Couturier"Open your eyes", directed by Ilay Mevorach, was presented in International Competition at 2018 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. The film is also produced by Kobi Mizrahi, Berlinale Talent. Continue Reading »