The family of the filmmaker Ana Elena Tejera lived in close relations to the dictatorship in Panama in the 80s, which was mirrored in the house of her grandparents.
Berlinale
Review: Lost on Arrival (2020)
Jan’s dream was to return to Curacao upon retirement, a place that stole his heart long time ago, where he as a much younger man had lived and worked.
Review: Rehearsal (2021)
Inspired by the theatricality of church sermons, Michael Omonua explores them from a performative angle, comparing them to theatre plays that need to be regularly rehearsed.
Berlinale Review: For Lucio (2021)
Regarding the beautifully composed and masterfully edited archival footage, the stand-out is a prolonged silent movie from the iconic Mille Miglia car race.
‘Tina’, Berlinale review: The Fall and Rise of a Soul Survivor
Despite securing impressive access to Tina and Bach in their luxurious Swiss home, the directors reveal very little about the singer’s last two decades of semi-retirement.
Review: Window (2021)
A snapshot photo of the stained glass window from Edgar Jorge Baralt’s childhood home in Caracas elicits memories in his short documentary video essay Window (Ventana) that has just premiered at Berlinale Shorts competition.
Review: Zonder Meer (2020)
Berlinale Shorts Competition Everybody probably remembers their first encounter with death, no matter if the deceased was a close relative, a friend or an unknown person. Different defence mechanisms, usually coded by one’s age, were being set in motion at the time of such event. Zonder Meer, a short by Meltse Van Coillie, is a […]
Berlinale review: From The Wild Sea (2021)
In her debut feature length documentary which has just had its world premiere in the Generation 14plus competition of Berlinale, Robin Petré explores the relationship between nature and animals, looking at it from animal’s perspective.
Review: Your Street (2020)
‘Your Street’ is a reminder of the segregation both in life and death
Review: The Day is Done (2021)
For those acquainted with Zhang Dalei’s work, the faces seen in “Day is Done” will not only look familiar, but the connection to his debut “The Summer is Gone” will be immediately established.