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Two lambs stand in a garden with a colourful ornate shrine visible in the background.
Review

Krabi, 2562

by David Jenkins

Ben Rivers and Anocha Suwichako­rn­pong observe the local cus­toms of a South­ern Thai community.

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In Retrospect
Silhouetted figure against an intense blaze of orange and yellow flames.
Review

Fire Will Come

by David Jenkins

A fierce blaze tears across rur­al Gali­cia in Oliv­er Laxe’s rumi­na­tive docu-fic­tion hybrid.

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Four people on horseback in a grassy field, with snow-capped mountains in the background.
Review

Mimosas

by David Jenkins

A per­ilous reli­gious cru­sade through the Moroc­can coun­try­side is the sto­ry which pow­ers this chal­leng­ing exis­ten­tial drama.

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Turquoise and ochre sculptures against weathered wall.
Review

The Sky Trembles and the Earth is Afraid and the two Eyes are Not Brothers

by David Jenkins

Ben Rivers returns with a black­ly com­ic take on the ethics of film­mak­ing in anoth­er country.

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