Contributor Marina Ashioti

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Festivals

The Beast in the Jungle – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Patric Chiha loosely interprets Henry James in this hazy, seductive nightclub-set drama.
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Review

You Resemble Me

by Marina Ashioti

After two young sisters separated from each other in foster care, the eldest struggles to find her place in the world in Dina Amer's affecting drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

by Marina Ashioti

Laura Poitras' portrait of activist and artist Nan Goldin is a damning indictment of the US pharmaceutical industry and a touching look at a familial tragedy.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Nascondino (Hide & Seek)

by Marina Ashioti

This lyrical observational documentary by debutant Victoria Fiore follow’s a young boy growing up on the streets of Naples.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Exploring community at the 2022 Queer Wave Film Festival

by Marina Ashioti

A thriving local queer scene has been steadily emerging in the city of Nicosia thanks to the programmers of Queer Wave and Sessions.
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Interviews

Vicky Krieps: ‘I would close my eyes and hold Sissi on my right hand and Romy Schneider on my left’

by Marina Ashioti

The star of Marie Kreutzer's Corsage reveals the demanding details of portraying an empress.
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Review

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

by Marina Ashioti

A home movie becomes an important historical artefact, revealing the devastation of the Holocaust for the Jewish residents of a small Polish town.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Lynch/Oz

by Marina Ashioti

Alexandre O Philippe traces the connection between David Lynch and Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

A Bunch of Amateurs

by Marina Ashioti

A charming documentary about Britain’s oldest amateur filmmaking club puts a quintessentially Northern story in the spotlight.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Cette Maison

by Marina Ashioti

Miryam Charles' debut is a stunning drama that takes direct inspiration from her cousin's unexpected death.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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