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‘The Vanishing Point’: Iran’s 1979 revolution unleashes generational trauma
Dir: Bani Khoshnoudi. Iran/US/France. 2025. 103 mins
Remembrance turns into an act of resistance in The Vanishing Level, Bani Khoshnoudi’s deeply private documentary which revisits her...
‘The Prince Of Nanawa’, ‘The Vanishing Point’ lead Visions du Reel winners
Argentinian filmmaker Clarisa Navas’ The Prince Of Nanawa was awarded the €21,000 grand jury prize on the Swiss documentary pageant Visions du Reel, whereas...
‘To The West, In Zapata’ review: Life on the extremes in pandemic-era Cuba
Dir/scr: David Bim. Cuba/Spain. 2025. 75mins
The day by day wrestle to outlive and put meals on the desk is keenly felt in David BIM’s...
‘Iron Winter’ review: Young Mongolian herdsmen drive into an extreme climate event
Dir: Kasimir Burgess. Australia/Mongolia. 2025. 89mins
Final yr, Mongolia suffered a extreme ‘iron winter’, bringing excessive chilly, heavy snow and thick ice. For the nation’s...
‘The Last Shore’ review: The aftermath of the tragic death of a Gambian migrant
Dir: Jean-Francois Ravagnan. Belgium/France/Qatar. 2024. 71mins
The Final Shore goes past the headlines to reclaim a life misplaced in tragic circumstances. Jean-Francois Ravagnan’s absorbing debut...
Ukrainian documentary takes top prize at Visions du Reel industry awards
Zoya Laktionova’s Ukrainian documentary Ashes Settling In Layers On The Floor took house the €20,000 Eurimages co-production growth award on the Visions du Reel...
‘Blame’ review: Three Covid-19 scientists fall victim to truth-twisting narratives
Dir: Christian Frei. Switzerland. 2025. 123mins
Verified information hardly ever impede the unfold of a fantastic conspiracy fable. In Blame, Swiss director Christian Frei explores...
‘The Big Chief’ review: Close-up on controversial Red Army spy Leopold Trepper
Dir/scr: Tomasz Wolski. Poland/Netherlands/France. 2025. 88mins
Caught within the crosshairs of historical past, Polish-Israeli communist Leopold Trepper went from hero to outcast. Tomasz Wolski’s eye-opening...
‘Shifting Baselines’ review: Behind the scenes at Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starbase
Dir/scr: Julien Elie. Canada. 2024. 100mins
Centered round Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starbase In Boca Chica, Texas, Julien Elie’s clever, multifaceted documentary Shifting Baselines constructs a...
‘Flophouse America’ review: Poverty, addiction and one-room living wreak havoc on a child’s life
Dir: Monica Stromdahl. Norway, Netherlands, US. 2025. 78mins
All the percentages are stacked towards 12 year-old Mikal in Flophouse America. Monica Stromdahl’s unflinching documentary captures...