Contributions from Sophie Monks Kaufman | Little White Lies

Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

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Interviews

Deniz Gamze Ergüven: ‘Women are perceived through a filter of sexualisation’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The direc­tor of Mus­tang on why women must fight against con­ser­v­a­tive oppression.
Close-up of several young women's faces, lying together and looking upward, with floral patterned bedding in the background.
Review

Mustang

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

An extra­or­di­nary mod­ern fairy tale about fem­i­nin­i­ty and sis­ter­hood from Turkey’s Deniz Gamze Ergüven.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Underwater image of a person swimming in deep blue-green ocean waters.
Review

Evolution

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This opaque, gor­geous mys­tery movie is Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s fol­low-up to 2004’s Innocence.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Illustration of a man with long hair and a beard wearing a pink and blue shirt, surrounded by red geometric shapes against a dark blue background.
Interviews

Christian Bale: ‘Terrence Malick is a great destroyer of vanity’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Wales’ finest son sheds his bat­suit to search for God and tran­scen­dence in Ter­rence Malick’s Knight of Cups.
Vibrant abstract collage with contrasting colours, shapes, and textures including a black silhouetted figure holding a device.
Tales of Cinema

Tales of Cinema No. 5 – Troma’s Exploding Car

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

One of the founders of the mav­er­ick movie stu­dio tells the sto­ry behind its famous trademark.
Colourful illustration with abstract shapes, symbols, and objects related to film, media, and technology.
LWLies x BFI NET.WORK

A practical guide to making your first short film

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Five emerg­ing film­mak­ers offer essen­tial first-hand advice for how to bring your cre­ative vision to life.
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Queer Cinema

Sensual queer shorts from before Stonewall

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

New York’s Film Soci­ety of Lin­coln Cen­ter has curat­ed a sea­son ded­i­cat­ed to ear­ly explo­rations of LGBT themes.
Grassy park with tall trees, person standing in the centre of the frame.
In Praise Of

Is Oslo, August 31st the coolest film ever made about being sad?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Before you see Loud­er Than Bombs revis­it direc­tor Joachim Trier’s haunt­ing med­i­ta­tion on depression.
Vibrant tropical foliage, bold orange and black shapes, abstract camera-like silhouettes.
Long Read

What is documentary?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Some of the world’s lead­ing doc­u­men­tar­i­ans take the pulse of an ever-chang­ing artis­tic medium.
Silhouettes of two figures, one child and one adult, standing in doorway overlooking outdoor scene with boats and greenery.
Festivals

Adult Life Skills – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Rachel Tunnard’s impres­sive debut fea­ture takes a lighter look at the stress­es of mod­ern living.