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Festivals

In Camera – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Naqqash Khalid’s inven­tive fea­ture debut is a spiky take on nav­i­gat­ing the British film indus­try as a non-white actor and try­ing to find your iden­ti­ty amid the hos­tile present day.
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Festivals

The Hypnosis – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A pow­er cou­ple on the brink of pitch­ing their start-up expe­ri­ence unex­pect­ed ten­sion after a hyp­nother­a­py ses­sion caus­es one of them to lose all their social inhibitions.
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Festivals

Red Rooms – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Pas­cal Plante presents a pierc­ing take on true crime in this aus­tere, affect­ing psy­cho­log­i­cal thriller.
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Festivals

Fremont – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A young Afghan immi­grant finds her­self adrift in San Fran­cis­co in Babak Jalal­i’s poet­ic fourth feature.
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.
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Karlovy Vary

Need a break from the awfulness of world news? Choose cinema

by Jessica Kiang

Diverse, inclu­sive fes­ti­vals like Karlovy Vary are reaf­firm­ing the pow­er film to edi­fy, unite and entertain.
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Karlovy Vary

Meet the young female directors leading Mexico’s cinema revolution

by Matt Turner

Doc­u­men­tary film­mak­ers Bet­z­abé Gar­cía and Tatiana Hue­zo are giv­ing a voice to vic­tims of vio­lent abuse.