Murina, 2021. Directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović. Starring Gracija Filipović, Leon Lučev, Danica Curcic and Cliff Curtis. SYNOPSIS: Living on an idyllic Croatian island, teenager Julija (played by Gracija Filipović) is at odds with her father. Controlling in the wants for his daughter, the family tension escalates when wealthy friend Javier (Cliff Curtis) comes to […]
Movie Review – The Quiet Girl (2022)
The Quiet Girl, 2022. Directed by Colm Bairéad. Starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, and Andrew Bennett. SYNOPSIS: Living with more siblings than her parents know what to do with, unassuming Cáit (Catherine Clinch) is sent to live with distant acquaintances for a summer. Learning to navigate her own place in the world, the at times […]
Exclusive Interview – Tori & Lokita directors the Dardennes and leading actress Joely Mbundu
Jasmine Valentine chats with Tori & Lokita directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and leading actress Joely Mbundu… The stories that are the hardest to hear aren’t always the hardest to tell. In their latest film Tori & Lokita, the Dardennes follow two unaccompanied migrant minors in Belgium who are fighting against the odds to settle […]
Movie Review – The Innocents (2021)
The Innocents, 2021. Directed by Eskil Vogt. Starring Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Rakel Lenora Fløttum, and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. SYNOPSIS: Ida (Rakel Lenora Fløttum) and her autistic sister Anna (Alva Brynsmo Ramstad) move to a new Nordic suburb with their parents. Over the course of a summer they start to befriend local children, who each have […]
Exclusive Interview – Nitram director Justin Kurzel
Jasmine Valentine chats with Nitram director Justin Kurzel… Even when we don’t admit it, the modern world has a morbid fascination for the true crime events that changed the world forever. But what happens when cold, hard facts become repackaged and dramatised? A film that always knows when to stop, Justin Kurzel’s Nitram is a […]
Exclusive Interview – Moon, 66 Questions director Jacqueline Lentzou
Jasmine Valentine chats with Moon, 66 Questions director Jacqueline Lentzou… The relationship between father and daughter can often be incredibly tough. Following her estranged father’s sudden ill health, Artemis (Sofia Kokkali) makes her way back to her native Athens to care for him following his diagnosis. A visually stunning introspection of psychology, self-worth and communication, […]
Movie Review – Moon, 66 Questions (2021)
Moon, 66 Questions, 2021. Directed by Jacqueline Lentzou. Starring Sofia Kokkali, Lazaros Georgakopou and Nikitas Tsakiroglou. SYNOPSIS: While living in Paris, Artemis (Sofia Kokkali) is forced to return to her native Athens after her father becomes gravely ill. Estranged from her parents, she struggles to confront her past relationship with her dad while simultaneously acting […]
Exclusive Interview – Fire of Love director Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris
Jasmine Valentine chats with Fire of Love director Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris… How do you tell an unheard story that’s already fully formed? That was the challenge director Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris faced while constructing their latest documentary, Fire of Love. Telling the story of world-renowned volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, […]
Exclusive Interview – Murina director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Jasmine Valentine chats with Murina director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović… With its UK wide release on April 8th, Murina is a film that’s already been on an incredible journey. Originating from the 2017 short film Into The Blue, the feature-length adaptation has gone on to win the Camera D’or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, with […]
Movie Review — Small Body (2021)
Small Body, 2021. Directed by Laura Samani. Starring Celeste Cescutti and Ondina Quadri. SYNOPSIS: Agata’s (Celeste Cescutti) pregnancy results in stillbirth, alienating her from family and community alike. Unwilling to accept that her daughter will be condemned to Limbo, she embarks on a cross-country journey to reach a chapel that can lay a stillborn’s soul […]