This documentary is personal and I hope it resonates with audiences, especially with those who, despite the dark times in which we are living, continue the fight for a better world. Pablo Navarrete* My parents were forced to leave Chile after a military coup on 11 September 1973. […]
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“Julia”: rural memories and identity
The vindication of rural life and its inhabitants, their everyday life and love for their roots, as well as a thought-provoking warning about the future of the British countryside, are all part of the nostalgic journey that is “Julia”, the film that will premiere in Bristol on 7 March. […]
When the body speaks to the noise of the mind
After the Covid-19 nightmare when isolation was imposed on sufferers and relatives alike, the pain and the disorientation linger. Words were blocked then but the body speaks silently, and the short film “Isolation terminal” expresses it through dance and music. Isolation was terminal for many.
HRWFF: Confronting systems of power
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, now in its 28th year in London, presents a line-up of 10 award-winning, international feature-length films. These will be screened from 14-24 March in London. Information: Sarah Harvey The festival programme, presented at the Barbican and Rich Mix, includes in-depth Q&As and […]
A scream against femicide in Mexico
Mexico is suffocating under a wordless horror of gangsterism much of it directed against women, and the government is paralysed by internal corruption and inefficiency. A new film focuses on the silent interior worlds of mothers and family members whose lives have been wrecked but must carry on day to day.