Familiar Traces
Directed by Izzy Mana and Enrico Bellenghi, Familiar Traces is a fashion film narrative which explores the internal pressure that second generation Black British youth face from a young age
कहीं एक मौसम (Kahin Ek Mausam) | Somewhere A Season
The short film 'कहीं एक मौसम' (Somewhere A Season), directed by Harsh Hudda, is about लय (the rhythm) of change within the continuity of life in a distant forest and the lingering of the past in the present
Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran: A Poignant Reflection on Women’s Voices in Iran
New in our b-roll column, Bangalore-based writer Neetha Kurup reviews Iranian director Farbod Ardebili’s new short film, which comments on the heavy metal scene, feminism, voicelessness, and disability within Tehran
Offscreen: Evading Whiteness in ‘Spring Breakers’
New in our b-roll column, writer Ben Lewelynn-Taylor takes a closer look at the 2012 film Spring Breakers, analyzing its undertones of racism through the lens of the current political climate
Stephanie Comilang’s Float: Into the Liminality of Overseas Filipino Workers
In conversation with Filipina artist Stephanie Comilang, Louise Gerodias discusses Comilang's solo exhibition Float, on show at Abu Dhabi's Warehouse421, and the realities of Filipino migrant workers abroad
Okuribito: A Dignified Portrayal of the Beautiful Dead
How do we care for the dead? Garreth Chan explores the intersections of beauty, mundanity, death, and family through his exploration of the film Okuribito and its soundtrack
“Nobody Knows”: Childhood on the Margins
Jasmine Li unpacks the 2004 Japanese film “Nobody Knows” as a case for society's responsibilities towards marginalized children
Sorry to Bother You: Reflecting on Modern Capitalism and Satirical Black Cinema
As part of our new "b-roll" film column, Vamika Sinha revisits Boots Riley's Afro-surrealist Sorry to Bother You, and why it offers important commentary on the intersections of race and late-stage capitalism in 2020.
Fighting for Scraps: Class Relations and Murder in 'Parasite'
Kicking off our new film column "b-roll", Toby Le reviews Bong Joon Ho's Parasite through the lens of a pivotal murder sequence.