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On the Adamant (2023) ‘KIFF’ Review: Nicolas Philibert’s Documentary about a Parisian Day-Care Boat Asks us to Care More Deeply
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On the Adamant (2023) ‘KIFF’ Review: Nicolas Philibert’s Documentary about a Parisian Day-Care Boat Asks us to Care More Deeply

There’s a quietly observed non-invasiveness that permeates Nicolas Philibert’s latest documentary, On the Adamant (Original Title: Sur l’Adamant.) Characters are…

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2023) ‘BFI-LFF’ Documentary Review: An unglorified look at the culture that bred a “voodoo priestess” and then destroyed her
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Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2023) ‘BFI-LFF’ Documentary Review: An unglorified look at the culture that bred a “voodoo priestess” and then destroyed her

Documentary makers love the 60s. It was a truly unique decade in modern history, bursting at the seams with rockers,…

A Common Sequence (2023) ‘BFI-LFF’ Documentary Review: A microcosmic look at humanity’s grim fate through genetically engineered salamanders and government-owned DNA
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A Common Sequence (2023) ‘BFI-LFF’ Documentary Review: A microcosmic look at humanity’s grim fate through genetically engineered salamanders and government-owned DNA

Mary Helena Clark and Mike Gibisser’s experimental documentary is made for the patient, the inquisitive, and the apopheniac. On the…

‘Against The Tide’: Sarvnik Kaur’s Sundance-Winning Documentary about Mumbai Koli fishermen to have its South Asian Premier at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival 2023
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‘Against The Tide’: Sarvnik Kaur’s Sundance-Winning Documentary about Mumbai Koli fishermen to have its South Asian Premier at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival 2023

After securing a prestigious Special Jury Prize in Vérité Filmmaking at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Sarvnik Kaur’s internationally acclaimed…

Celluloid Underground (2023) ‘BFI-LFF’ Documentary Review – A poetic ode to the ones who dared to dream celluloid dreams
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Celluloid Underground (2023) ‘BFI-LFF’ Documentary Review – A poetic ode to the ones who dared to dream celluloid dreams

The British Film Institute is renowned for not only bringing new voices to light— through the BFI Academy and Future…