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The Motion — a Dreamlike Excavation of Womanhood

Directed by Lisa and written by Eva, Motion draws on Maya Deren’s legacy to explore what it means to feel stuck, to search for meaning, and to inhabit a body shaped by expectation. The film resists traditional storytelling, instead moving through sensations, fragments, and emotions — tracing the quiet dissonance of womanhood through image, rhythm, […]

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Prison movie recommendations

Do you want to see some prison-themed movies which are not played out The Green Mile or The Shawshank Redemption? I gotcha. I have for you four great recommendations: one about women’s prison, one documentary about a prison industrial complex in the US, one psychological character study during interrogations in the polish prison during soviet […]

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The depiction of sex in Egyptian cinema since the ’70s

Written by Hana Elramly  “Everything in life is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power” – Oscar Wilde. Sex drives a major part of our actions and is present in several aspects of our lives, though for long it is meant to be limited to a married couple’s bedroom. Because sex is the essence […]

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Ecofeminist film review: White Cube

This Wednesday you can watch this movie at Eye! If you happen to have a Cineville subscription you can watch it on their online platform vitamine.cineville.nl. Otherwise I hope you can find it somewhere else as I highly recommend watching this. :):)  White Cube is a documentary by artist Renzo Martens who seeks to empower […]

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SHORT FILM REVIEWS ‘MATRIARCHY’

Every month we look at movies related to the topic of the month, as film culture is often a mirror of thoughts and values in society. For this month’s topic, Matriarchy, I looked at three very popular movies I Am not an Easy Man, The Devil Wears Prada and Wonder Woman Read below how these two movies […]

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SHORT FILM REVIEWS ‘MASCULINITIES’

Feminism looks at gender relations and the place of sexuality on a daily basis everywhere in society, dominant discourses, culture, science… Here, the film review focuses on gender and especially the representation of masculinity in the film industry with the help of 3 films. Guillaume et les Garçon à table (2013) This story was made […]