David Lynch: The Art Life and Shadows of Paradise offer different aspects of the manβs life beyond his filmmaking, but neither doc truly captures the inspiration for his art.
Havarie belongs within a broadly defined notion of the essay film genre, and also exhibits a true experimentalism, all while never compromising documentary integrity.
Raving Iran gets very touching when we see Anoosh and Arash ecstatically releasing themselves and partygoers during the desert rave and, after a big story turn, in Switzerland. They are βfloating,β as one of them puts it.
The timing of Jamie Kastnerβs feature The Skyjackerβs Tale couldnβt be better. In late 2014, while the Toronto director worked on the movie, the U.S. and Cuba announced the restoration of diplomatic relations after a 53-year shutdown. This gave the U.S. Department of Justice hope the Cuban government would return fugitives hiding out in the
Quebec filmmaking duo Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie create a defiant piece of radical cinema with Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves, a rebellious hybrid drama about the student protests and the fight for a better future.
The gods must be crazy seeing all the conveniences that humans have nowadays, like the culture shock observed in Ghostland: The View of the Ju/βHoansi.