Contributions from Sophie Monks Kaufman | Little White Lies

Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

A person dressed in a black cloak stands alone in a snowy, mountainous landscape with tents or buildings visible in the background.
Review

I Am Belfast

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A lyri­cal ode to the North­ern Irish cap­i­tal from writer/​director Mark Cousins.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with a beard embraces a woman with her eyes closed, resting her head on his shoulder.
Review

Nasty Baby

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sebastián Sil­va directs and stars in this aston­ish­ing queer dra­ma about adult infertility.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Illustrated portrait of a bearded man with stern expression, set against a busy background of red and orange shapes and text.
Interviews

Sebastian Schipper: ‘I’m so fed up with people trying to sugarcoat everything’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Ger­man direc­tor of Vic­to­ria reveals the cra­zi­est thing he’s ever done for love.
Older man with grey beard wearing a pink shirt and younger man in a khaki uniform standing in a crowded room.
Review

Court

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This detailed and fas­ci­nat­ing insight into India’s jus­tice sys­tem throws up plen­ty of surprises.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Portrait of a woman with long dark hair against a background of abstract geometric patterns in shades of blue.
Interviews

Alice Winocour: ‘I put all of my fears into this film’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A female direc­tor mak­ing a tense action thriller is a rare beast. We meet a new and great one.
A woman with dark hair and an elegant, metallic-coloured dress standing in front of large white wings.
Review

Marguerite

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Amer­i­can socialite and sopra­no Flo­rence Fos­ter Jenk­ins is the sub­ject of this ele­gant French drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two shirtless men sitting on a hotel bed, one taking a photo using a smartphone.
Queer Cinema

Why are there no openly gay Premier League footballers?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

BFI Flare’s open­ing film, The Pass, is about a promi­nent foot­baller who repress­es his sex­u­al­i­ty. We explore why this is still hap­pen­ing for real.
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Long Read

How to make a film out of personal experience

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

An aspir­ing film­mak­er reveals how she set about chan­nelling real-life strug­gles into her first script.
Faces of two young women, their skin tones warm, expressions pensive.
Festivals

Why should we engage with films about suffering?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A new film, PS Jerusalem, asks some dif­fi­cult ques­tions about the way we con­sume sto­ries of social­ly mar­gin­alised people.
Grey-haired elderly individual looking into mirror, reaching towards their reflection.
Review

Anomalisa

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Beau­ty and tragedy abound in Char­lie Kauf­man and Duke Johnson’s melan­cholic stop-motion treasure.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect