Neruda
A biopic of the poet Pablo Neruda’s pursuit and persecution by the Chilean fash. It was quite lighthearted.
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Hema Hema: Sing Me A Song While I Wait
Hema Hema: Sing Me A Song While I Wait is about this fictional Bhutanese ritual where people mask and spend the waning of the moon in a sacred camp in the forest, a liminal time where identity and law are suspended. In many ways, Hema Hema reminds me of classical puppetry. There is little dialogue,…
Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey
A visual hymn to creation. Like almost everything at the festival I’ve seen so far, it was beautiful, slow and weird.
Weirdos
Just what I needed after yesterday’s gauntlet of films. A gentle hug of a movie, a road trip coming-of-age film set in the 70s with a killer soundtrack and a fantastic cast.
The Road to Mandalay
A movie about the relationship between two undocumented workers in Bangkok. This film is 90% folk eating instant noodles, which I like because, rather than sermonising about the injustices of migrant exploitation, it just shows what your day’s like – long, tiring, eating fast food because you’ve got no time and no money for anything…
Frantz
An achingly beautiful film about grief, and rekindling life and love from loss.
Umbilical World
My favourite part was when a dog with the body of a segmented beetle back and the arse of a bellend sang in French. If this morning’s anything to go by, this year’s film festival is going to be . . . strange.
Soul on a String
Just out of seeing Soul on a String. Fuck knows. Beautiful though.
Handsome Devil
Fucking great time at the opening gala. Handsome Devil is a heart warming and uplifting film about friendship and difference. Also free goodies and drinks