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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Justin Feltman, Co-Director of HAMTRAMCK, USA
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020: Interview with Justin Feltman, Co-Director of HAMTRAMCK, USA

Alex Lines had the chance to talk with co-director Justin Feltman about his documentary Hamtramck, screening at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

EATEN BY LIONS: British Comedy Is A Wonderful Tale Of Brotherly Love
EATEN BY LIONS: British Comedy Is A Wonderful Tale Of Brotherly Love

Eaten By Lions will fill the void with laughs and wacky characters worth rooting for, and it just so happens to be a wonderful tale of brotherly love and multiculturalism.

95 AND 6 TO GO: A Personal Documentation Of Transgenerational Memory
95 AND 6 TO GO: A Personal Documentation Of Transgenerational Memory

95 And 6 To Go follows the Takesues in a one-of-a-kind document; exploring the family’s innately meaningful transgenerational memories.

THE BIG SICK: Your New Favorite Rom-Com
THE BIG SICK: Your New Favorite Rom-Com

The Big Sick is not another run-of-the-mill rom-com: it’s got heart, humor, a touching story, and a refreshing take of immigrant life.

City of Tiny Lights: Will it inspire a new breed of British noir?
CITY OF TINY LIGHTS: Will It Inspire A New Breed Of British Noir?

City of Tiny Lights reflects urban British society as it really is, with culturally diverse characters and communities at its heart.

Filmmaker Phil Giordano On His Short Film SUPOT & About Creating In Asia
Filmmaker Phil Giordano On His Short Film SUPOT & About Filmmaking In Asia

Recently, I spoke with filmmaker Phil Giordano. Originally from Staten Island, New York, he elected to take the NYU’s Directing Program in Singapore, which is where he lives today. In 2010 he released the controversial short film The Empty Playgound, about a man struggling with inner-demons who tries to abduct a young girl from a playground.

IN JACKSON HEIGHTS: Frederick Wiseman's Latest Masterpiece
IN JACKSON HEIGHTS: Frederick Wiseman’s Latest Masterpiece

By definition documentaries sound like a pretty straightforward genre; but the evolution of the genre over the years is anything but simple. While I don’t want to sound combative towards the artistic growth of any art form documentaries have splintered into so many different directions, we’re running out of terms for all of the varied sub genres. For every Michael Moore, Alex Gibney, or Errol Morris there seems to be only one Frederick Wiseman which is why his work always feels like a breath of fresh air.

"I Love The Art Of Conversation" - An Interview With POSTHUMOUS Director Lulu Wang
“I Love The Art Of Conversation” – An Interview With POSTHUMOUS Director Lulu Wang

A while ago, I had the pleasure to be introduced to Lulu Wang. Before I got to watch her first feature film Posthumous, I got to watch her short Touch (watch Touch here). While watching that, I knew I was in for something great with her first feature.

Good Morning Karachi
GOOD MORNING KARACHI: The Pakistani Devil Wears Prada

At one point in Good Morning Karachi, a fashion photographer is vocal about the contemporary image of Pakistani femininity and culture he believes his photos represent. He claims that his company is the “women’s revolution the country has been waiting for” and that a simple fashion photoshoot can portray a more forward-thinking society to international citizens who portray Pakistan as a bunch of “fundamentalists”. Yet the views about femininity presented by director Sabiha Sumar in Good Morning Karachi are as confused as those presented by a photographer who believes photos of supermodels represents a realistic feminist ideal and aspiration in society.

ONLY GOD FORGIVES: Different Does Not Equal Bad

Only God Forgives is a movie not for the faint of heart. It’s highly violent and highlights that violence as if it is a virtue. This movie wasn’t received by the critics nor by the public favorably, but I’d like to vouch for this movie.