Berlinale returns to Cuba after almost two decades. The miracle that has allowed this barely goes over an hour of filming. It’s called “The Swimming Pool”, and it was born one afternoon a couple of years ago when it’s writer, Abel Arcos, was watching a newscast on TV. Liomán […]
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A summer of documentaries in London
DocHouse offers a large variety of documentaries this summer and the opportunity to attend a seminar given by the director Joshua Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer dedicated a whole decade to making The Act of Killing, which some critics have classified as a new genre of documentary in which the perpetrators […]
Brazilian Embassy film shows
A new cultural event in the capital is the free weekly film show on Wednesdays at the Brazilian embassy now in new premises at 14-16, Cockspur St. WC1, near Trafalgar Square. Since the demise of the Brazilian Cultural Centre in Chiswick, when the Arts Council withdrew funding, there has […]
The Philippine diaspora on screen
The screening of a film about Philippine poverty and immigration is being promoted in London. The aim is to raise funds, and raise awareness of this story throughout Europe. The showing will take place on the 12th of May. According to many experts, the Philippine diaspora – and migratory […]
Palestine from the seventh art
London will get closer to Palestine from the 3rd to 15th of May thanks to the view of the Arab-Israeli conflict to be shown in the works of around 40 Palestinian and international directors taking part in the 14th season of this festival. Through 38 films and more than […]