Even before one can anticipate the nerve of a filmmaker to fuel a narrative feature on a pandemic with comedy, Palestinian-British filmmaker Basil Khalil clears the air about the truth. A Gaza…
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The primary purpose of cinema’s existence is perhaps to entertain people, but often it becomes the medium for the artistic expression of an individual. Telling a story as honestly as possible becomes…
The thought of embarking on the tedious process of ideating, conceptualizing, and crafting a film is rarely taken without a deeply personal motivation, unless, of course, it is commercial cinema. Riceboy Sleeps…
Directed by Jub Clerc, ‘Sweet As’ is a 2022 coming-of-age film with its international premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. We witness the journeys of different young adults on a rejuvenating…
The tragic departure of a beloved one, whether it be a husband, a son, a mother, or a friend, leaves a heartache, a dark void of emptiness caused by grief and bereavement.…
A river is a symbol of life metaphorically. As an ecological component, it has enabled the birth and cause of civilizations. Nothing can separate a river from the very idea of life.…