Cynara takes another look at the case of Cindy Ali, who was accused of killing her daughter, Cynara, in 2011, and asks if the ruling of the court was the right one. Through interviews with different people involved in the case, it builds a picture of what might have happened that day, as well as…
Music is something I’ve always considered spiritual, because, as someone who loves music, the reaction I have to it really is inexplicable. Like why does it make me feel good? (I am also Christian, so the conclusion that music is spiritual was not a difficult one for me to reach). Echo of Everything explores the importance of…
In Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, director Anna Hints dives deep into our need for connection. A group of women in Estonia, within the protective walls of a smoke sauna, share their most vulnerable experiences and support each other in doing so. This experience, for me, was reminiscent of being at the hairdresser’s, listening to other women share…
In The Eternal Memory, Maite Alberdi puts memory front and centre in more ways than one. She reflects on journalist Augusto Góngora’s work documenting the dictatorship in Chile from the 1970s to the 90s, bringing that historical memory back to a new generation; and she follows Augusto and his wife, actress Paulina Urrutia’s, relationship as they…
Directed by Rama Rau, Coven follows three women who identify as witches as they step out looking for mentors. Travelling all over the world, the young women are seeing a deeper connection within themselves, nature and each other. Along the way, they discover (and grapple with) incredible pieces of their past that help them understand their history…
Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law is one of many films that have documented the tyranny of China in Hong Kong. This time, it’s presented through the eyes and story of Nathan Law, a man who was barely the age of 19 when he first joined the student movement against Chinese control in Hong Kong. He had…
At first, she became obsessed with the teen counter culture that was thriving in New York and Los Angeles. However, after returning from the UK in 2014, she started to document the resistance to the Chinese control over Hong Kong. The defiance began with thousands of protestors in the streets, using umbrellas to shield themselves…
You have to see it to believe it. I don’t often say that about films, let alone documentaries, but The American Gladiators makes every second of its 170 minutes into a captivating odyssey. Looking at the hit reality competition series that originally aired from 1989 to 1996, American Gladiators consisted of an ordinary athletic American going up against a…
Shere Hite was a revolutionary, not only through her ideas but also her hard work to reach women across America and give them a platform to discuss sex. The nature of the work is very taboo but Hite was certainly not a subtle person. She openly expressed herself and opened herself to discover who she…
In life, when can we be still? That’s the question Michael J. Fox had to face in the wake of his diagnosis with Parkinson’s. But, as his new documentary Still reveals it was also a question that he tried to avoid for as long as he could. The film delves into the life story of Fox and…
