Contributions from Caitlin Quinlan | Little White Lies

Contributor Caitlin Quinlan

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Review

Reality

by Caitlin Quinlan

Tina Sat­ter adapts her own play into a cham­ber dra­ma pow­ered by Syd­ney Sweeney’s per­for­mance as NSA whistle­blow­er Real­i­ty Winner.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Young person in yellow top and patterned trousers using a mobile device.
Festivals

Banel & Adama – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

A young cou­ple’s romance threat­ens a drought-strick­en vil­lage in Rama­ta-Toulaye Sy’s stir­ring debut.
Two young people, a boy and a girl, seated on stools and engaged in conversation in a workshop-like setting with various tools and equipment visible.
Festivals

Youth (Spring) – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

The Chi­nese mas­ter of slow cin­e­ma cov­ers life in some of the coun­try’s 18,000 gar­ment fac­to­ries in this sprawl­ing but focused documentary.
Painting of a man with red-blond hair and a beard, wearing a dark suit, looking contemplative against a colourful abstract background.
Interviews

Albert Serra: ‘What am I trying to say, I don’t know. I just create images’

by Caitlin Quinlan

The loqua­cious Span­ish mae­stro picks apart the process of his break­through fea­ture of polit­i­cal malaise in the South Seas, Pacifiction.
Red and grey military-style helmets with the number 519 printed on them.
Review

Riotsville, USA

by Caitlin Quinlan

Using mil­i­tary train­ing footage, Sier­ra Pet­tengill’s archival doc­u­men­tary traces the ori­gins of police mil­i­tari­sa­tion in the US.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person in a black leather jacket walking through a stream in a forest.
Review

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future

by Caitlin Quinlan

A woman returns home to care for her ail­ing father, where the past con­fronts her in strange ways in Fran­cis­ca Ale­gri­a’s fea­ture debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, gazing intently at each other in a dimly lit room.
Festivals

20,000 Species of Bees – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

A moth­er and gen­der-curi­ous child keep bees in Estibal­iz Urreso­la Solaguren’s ten­der dra­ma of divi­sion, renew­al and the space in between.
A woman with blonde hair wearing a white shirt, looking at the camera with a thoughtful expression.
Festivals

Reality – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Syd­ney Sweeney plays NSA whistle­blow­er Real­i­ty Win­ner in Tina Sat­ter’s adap­ta­tion of her own play, with effec­tive results.
Young person in floral top amidst green leaves and pomegranates.
Review

Alcarràs

by Caitlin Quinlan

A fam­i­ly toil on a peach farm threat­ened with destruc­tion in Car­la Simón’s ele­gant drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a fancy dress, wearing a sparkling crown and ornate necklace, holding a white gloved hand near her face against a countryside backdrop.
Review

Corsage

by Caitlin Quinlan

Vicky Krieps gives an act­ing mas­ter­class as the despon­dent Empress Elis­a­beth of Austria.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two figures wearing red and black trousers standing on a paved surface, with one hand holding a light green box.
Review

What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

by Caitlin Quinlan

Foot­ball pro­vides the com­mon thread for Alek­san­dre Koberidze’s dreamy dra­ma set on the Rioni river.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman looking out of a window, deep in thought.
Festivals

Emerging filmmakers step into the spotlight at the 2022 Karlovy Vary Film Festival

by Caitlin Quinlan

The Czech Repub­lic fes­ti­val is fast becom­ing a show­case for excit­ing new talent.