Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 25 minutes, Director – Katherin Hervey Convicted criminals sit down to openly discuss the root of their crimes with victims present. “We can’t rewind the clock for ourselves, but we can surely remove the obstacles for other people”. This is one of the manyContinue reading “PIFF 2021: The Prison Within – Review”
Category Archives: Festival Reviews
PIFF 2021: Tyrants Of Tomorrow Telethon – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 33 minutes, Director – Christopher Shorr Former dictators Carlo Supremo (Christopher Shorr) and Jefe Pablo (James P. Jordan) host a telethon to raise money to support future dictators, however a production assistant (Emma Ackerman) has had enough of the various guests (Mary Wright) andContinue reading “PIFF 2021: Tyrants Of Tomorrow Telethon – Review”
PIFF 2021: Cream – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 29 minutes, Director – Nóra Lakos A bakery owner (Vica Kerekes) assembles a fake family (László Mátray, Erik Gyarmati) in the hope of winning a cash prize that could save her business. “From now on I only care about my pastry shop” defiantly claimsContinue reading “PIFF 2021: Cream – Review”
PIFF 2021: Invisible Love – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – Xiang Guo Jailed for murder Nguyen Thi Hoa (Hoang Thi Bich Phuong) finds herself reflecting on the relationships and affairs that have plagued her life. Thrown into a dark, cold, isolated jail cell, shackled and bleeding Nguyen Thi Hoa (HoangContinue reading “PIFF 2021: Invisible Love – Review”
PIFF 2021: Kiss The Ground – Review
Release Date – 22nd September 2020, Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 25 minutes, Directors – Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell Documentary looking into how agriculture and the Earth’s soil can help combat climate change. Aside from planting more trees and expanding home-grown produce Kiss The Ground turns and takes a look at howContinue reading “PIFF 2021: Kiss The Ground – Review”
LFF 2020: New Order – Review
Release Date – 25th June 2021, Cert – TBC, Run-time – 1 hour 28 minutes, Director – Michel Franco A busy high-class wedding is interrupted and thrown into chaos when the lower classes stage a violent revolution. Writer-director Michel Franco’s New Order’s view of revolution is dark. Dark and nihilistic. It’s a bleak view ofContinue reading “LFF 2020: New Order – Review”
LFF 2020: African Apocalypse – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 28 minutes, Director – Rob Lemkin Student Femi Nylander travels to Niger to discover both his roots and those of French colonialist Captain Paul Voulet, whose acts are still having effect on modern generations. One of the most engaging things about African Apocalypse isContinue reading “LFF 2020: African Apocalypse – Review”
LFF 2020: Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Director – Caroline Catz Docudrama blending discovered tapes and recreations of influential, experimental sound designer and musician Delia Derbyshire (Caroline Catz) as she works in the BBC basement. Delia Derbyshire is perhaps best known for creating the iconic theme to Doctor Who.Continue reading “LFF 2020: Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes – Review”
LFF 2020: The Salt In Our Waters – Review
Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Director – Rezwan Shahriar Sumit A young artist (Titas Zia) finds a small fishing village turning against him, his creations and most of all his modern-world views and knowledge. The picturesque sights, sounds and colours of the Bangladeshi fishing village that youngContinue reading “LFF 2020: The Salt In Our Waters – Review”
LFF 2020: Limbo – Review
Release Date – 30th July 2021, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 43 minutes, Director – Ben Sharrock A group of asylum seekers try to make their way in a remote area of Scotland, unsure as to whether they will be granted asylum or not, or what is happening to their families back home.Continue reading “LFF 2020: Limbo – Review”
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