It would be too straightforward to brand ‘The Sadness’ as a zombie film. Despite the lack of official word, the film seems to be a re-imagining of Joe Lynch’s 2017 cult-classic ‘Mayhem’.…
Tag: Locarno Film Festival
Documentaries’ sole purpose isn’t to convey certain information or to educate the audience. It can artfully put us into the emotional, mind space of its subjects that the usual sociopolitical or journalistic…
Many films have documented the regret and deep sorrow engulfing unwilling perpetrators of violence. The representation mostly consists of a tearful subject, sappy background music that intersperses between a callous voiceover and…
Nigerian folklore serves as the fuel for ‘Juju Stories’, a three-part anthology film at the Locarno Festival. Directors Michael Omonua, Abba Makama, and CJ Obasi, respectively, helm and write the three stories…
Who doesn’t love watching the clouds? On a warm summer day when you can see random patterns and faces, or the dark clouds hovering around and signaling rain. Finnish filmmaker Tuija Halttunen…
Everyone goes through that phase in life when nothing seems to be going your way. Without any redeeming elements in your day or near future, you just try to cling on to…
