Category Archives: Film Review

Maddie Close – No Crying at The Dinner Table Review

Directed by: Carol Nguyen (2019) Film Length: 16 minutes No Crying at the Dinner Table is now available on Short of the Week (link below). https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/12/23/no-crying-dinner-table/ Documentary; Family; Loss; Grief; Communication Regardless of your culture, customs, or family dynamics, an experience many people can resonate with is having something in your family that you simplyContinue reading “Maddie Close – No Crying at The Dinner Table Review”

Pam McIsaac – Grabbing Dignity Review

Title:  Grabbing Dignity Director:  Cristian Filipe Ros Pilar Year:  March 2017 Duration:  32:06 Grabbing Dignity on Vimeo Keywords:  Dignity; housing; community; space; place Them vs Us: Grabbing Dignity is one community’s struggle to keep their dignity in the face of the Chilean governments forced relocation from an ‘illegal’ immigrant community into state sponsored subsidized apartments.Continue reading “Pam McIsaac – Grabbing Dignity Review”

Christien Chubak – We Must Be Dreaming

Title of documentary: We Must Be Dreaming Director: David Bert Joris DhertYear: 2018Length(duration): 1:00:35Keywords: (At least 5, separated by ;). Indigenous; sports; brazil; international; rights; football, fifa Link to watch the film: https://boap.uib.no/index.php/jaf/article/view/1494/1318 The tourists will get to know a Brazil that honours it’s cultures and traditions, a Brazil that preserves its immense heritage ofContinue reading “Christien Chubak – We Must Be Dreaming”

Bronwen Cranny – Make a Silence: Musical Dialogues in Asia Review

Make a Silence: Musical Dialogues in Asia Barley Norton 2020 Duration: 28:59 Keywords: Transnational; Hanoi New Music Festival; Experimental Music; Multimedia Performance; Underground Music Link to trailer: TRAILER Make a Silence – Musical Dialogues in Asia (2019) Link to film: View of Make a Silence | Journal of Anthropological Films          Make a Silence: MusicalContinue reading “Bronwen Cranny – Make a Silence: Musical Dialogues in Asia Review”

Lynn Sagar – Dirty Girls Review

Dirty Girls Directed by Michael Lucid 1996 Length: 18 min Keywords: Feminism; riot grrl; teenagers; USA; youth movement   https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/08/16/dirty-girls/ A growing movement of “Dirty Girls” in 1996 is explored through a senior student’s film trying to find understanding of why a growing group of eighth grade girls would give up hygienic practice. Through askingContinue reading “Lynn Sagar – Dirty Girls Review”

Tessa Richtsfeld – In the Space Between Ages Review

“In the Space Between Ages” Directed by Travis Lee Ratcliff 2020 9 Minutes  Keywords: Art; Sculpture; Education; Drawing; Painting; Autonomy; Nature Link to the Film: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/11/13/in-the-space-between-ages/ Every individual has their own path in life, and many peoples do not conform to societal expectations. Artist Travis Lee Ratcliff’s story in the short film “In the spaceContinue reading “Tessa Richtsfeld – In the Space Between Ages Review”

Ingrid Hansen – Unless the Water is Safer Than the Land Review

Unless the Water is Safer Than the Land Arjang Omrani and Mehrdad Razi Oct.23, 2020 30:38 Refugees; minors; Germany; Europe; refugee-crisis; arranged-marriage; police; border-crossing; boat; undocumented; underage-refugees; https://boap.uib.no/index.php/jaf/article/view/2865/3046 This film seeks to tell the stories of several underage refugees arriving in Cologne, Germany. Every story is told only through subtitles, providing a powerful monologue thatContinue reading “Ingrid Hansen – Unless the Water is Safer Than the Land Review”

Anonymous – Speaking is Difficult Review

Title: Speaking is DifficultDirector: AJ SchnackYear of Production: January 21, 2016Length: 14:37Keywords: Mass Shooting; Trauma; Gun Control; United States; Short FilmLink to watch the film: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa2hckND-aq_hTu-Q-ZyfvA This incredibly important short film directed by AJ Schnack depicts some extremely disturbing and unsettling audio recordings of 911 emergency phone calls received by operators while the callers areContinue reading “Anonymous – Speaking is Difficult Review”

Anonymous – Paɣiba Salma | Women’s Gold Review

Title of documentary: Paɣiba Salma | Women’s Gold Director(s): Eza J. DoortmontYear of production: 2020Length (duration): 18:20 Keywords: Women; Ghana; Process; Sensorial; SheaLink to watch the film: https://boap.uib.no/index.php/jaf/article/view/2908/2965 The opening scenes of the film depict an early morning, time-stamped to be 5:48am in Tamale, Northern Ghana. This immediately situates the time and space of whereContinue reading “Anonymous – Paɣiba Salma | Women’s Gold Review”

Megan Houghton – Three Thousand Review

Title of Documentary: Three Thousand Director: Asinnajaq Year: 2017 Length: 14 minutes Keywords: Indigenous Resurgence; Inuktitut; Resilience; Reclaiming the Narrative; Indigenous Art; Inuit Cinema; Visual Sovereignty; Colonial Impact; Reciprocity; Female Filmmaker; Animation; Archival Video Links to Watch the Film: https://www.nfb.ca/film/three-thousand/  https://gem.cbc.ca/media/media/canadian-reflections/episode-187/38e815a-01051a90ffd Three Thousand is a 14-minute film created in 2017 by Inuk artist, Asinnajaq. ThreeContinue reading “Megan Houghton – Three Thousand Review”