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Festivals

Dancing and different ways of seeing at Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival

by Xuanlin Tham

In the Scot­tish bor­ders, this bold inde­pen­dent film fes­ti­val cham­pi­ons new ways of see­ing, with a 2024 focus on the work of Pales­tin­ian artist Noor Abed.
Darkened country cottage against a cloudy night sky, dim yellow lights glowing from the windows.

The sublime short films of Derek Jarman, seen for the first time in decades

by Grace Dodd

Thanks to the efforts of the LUMA Foun­da­tion and Jar­man’s friend James Mack­ay, a series of shorts pro­duced by the pio­neer­ing film­mak­er have been restored and screened for the first time in London.
Collage of diverse human faces and expressions, including a man with a beard, a young girl, a woman in traditional Asian clothing, and a well-known public figure.
Home Ents

What to watch at home in May

by Anton Bitel

A goth­ic ghost sto­ry, a Tokyo love sto­ry and a Bob Hoskins clas­sic are among the high­lights head­ed for new edi­tions this month.
A person in a black robe holding up a white sheet of paper against a dark background.
Festivals

The Seed of the Sacred Fig – first-look review

by Mark Asch

An Iran­ian judge appoint­ed to Tehran’s Rev­o­lu­tion­ary Court grap­ples with dis­sent both at work and at home in Moham­mad Rasoulof’s polit­i­cal­ly charged thriller.
Three young women sitting close together, looking pensive and thoughtful.
Festivals

September Says – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Two sis­ters share an unshak­able bond in Ari­ane Labed’s unique­ly strange fea­ture debut.
Three women with concerned expressions, one with long dark hair, another with shorter light hair, and the third with dark hair. They appear to be in an outdoor setting against a blue background.
Festivals

The Balconettes – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Noémie Mer­lan­t’s sopho­more fea­ture, co-writ­ten by Celine Sci­amma, is a riotous black com­e­dy set on the hottest day of the year in Marseilles.
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Festivals

Beating Hearts – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

An arche­typ­al good girl meets a boy from the wrong side of the tracks in Gilles Lel­louche’s sweep­ing melodrama.
Two individuals, a man and a woman, conversing in front of a neon "BAR" sign in a dimly lit setting.
Festivals

Motel Destino – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

A young enforcer for a Brazil­ian gang­ster finds him­self hid­ing out at a sleazy sex hotel in Karim Aïnouz’s neo-noir.
Couple embracing under night sky, surrounded by trees and string lights.
Festivals

All We Imagine as Light – first-look review

by Jenna Mahale

Pay­al Kapa­di­a’s first fic­tion fea­ture is a gor­geous romance, con­cern­ing the lives of two con­trast­ing nurs­es in present-day Mumbai.
A man with curly hair wearing sunglasses, a light jacket, and tie stands in front of a yellow taxi cab.
Festivals

Limonov: The Ballad – first-look review

by Isaac Feldberg

Ben Whishaw ris­es to the occa­sion of essay­ing the poet, provo­ca­teur and polit­i­cal dis­si­dent Eduard Limonov.