#gff24 — Public Fediverse posts

"We had a financial and economic crisis. We had a ten hour power outage every day and we didn't have cooking gas or fuel for generators and for vehicles" - Hiranya Perera and Ilango Ramanathan on making Tentigo against the odds, and changing Sri Lankan cinema in the process https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2024-03-31-interview-with-ilango-ramanathan-and-hiranya-perera-about-tentigo-feature-story-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

A young German-Kurdish woman worries about whether or not to hide the fact that she's not a virgin as she prepares for marriage, in Elaha https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/elaha-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

"You’re never ready, truthfully, so I just thought, why not do it at 22?" - George Jaques and Ken Petrie discuss Black Dog https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2024-03-30-interview-with-george-jaques-and-ken-petrie-about-black-dog-feature-story-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

The case of Louis CK and the women who spoke out about his behaviour is reexamined in documentary Sorry/Not Sorry https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/sorrynot-sorry-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

"Franz Rogowski continues to prove a master of unpredictable performance in this trippy and kinetic debut from Giacomo Abbruzzese" - we take a look at Disco Boy #film #movies #GFF24 #cinema

"Anthony Chen's slow-burn character study is essentially a showcase for its star Cynthia Erivo" - we take a look at Drift https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/drift-2023-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson #gff24 #film #movies #cinema

The real life story of a Czech couple's killing spree is dramatised in Mr And Mrs Stodola https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/mr-and-mrs-stodola-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

Tribute is paid to the legendary Scottish filmmaker in documentary Bill Douglas - My Best Friend https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/bill-douglas-my-best-friend-2023-film-review-by-andrew-robertson #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

A hapless academic is told he has just six months to live and decides to seek out one last adventure, in Lousy Carter https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/lousy-carter-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

We take a look at #GFF24 Audience Award-winning documentary The Home Game https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/the-home-game-2023-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson #film #documentary #movies #football

When a mysterious young woman arrives at a man's trailer on a dark and stormy night, it's anyone's guess what will happen next, in You'll Never Find Me https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/youll-never-find-me-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #Frightfest #film #movies

Best friends on a road trip cross paths with inept criminals in Ethan Coen's Drive Away Dolls https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/drive-away-dolls-2024-film-review-by-andrew-robertson #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

The Glasgow Film Festival enjoyed another record-breaking year - full details and award winners https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/news/2024-03-21-glasgow-film-festival-celebrates-a-number-20th-edition-news-story-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

"The truth, as they say, hurts" - we take a look at Agnieszka Holland's Green Border https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/green-border-2023-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson #GFF24 #film #movies #GreenBorder

A lone officer with a broken ankle fights for survival after a remote sheriff's station comes under attack in Jericho Ridge https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/jericho-ridge-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

A Pakistani mother and daughter struggle to deal with the death of their family patriarch and the predatory attitudes of other men in In Flames https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/in-flames-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

A tattoo artist gets in deeper and deeper trouble as he tries to persuade a famous client to appear in a selfie with him in Tummy Monster https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/tummy-monster-2024-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

A couple who make porn films on request encounter a client who wants them to carry out a strange ritual, in Custom https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/custom-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #Frightfest #film #movies

The rise and fall and atrocious behaviour and eventual sobriety of the legendary fashion designer are explored in documentary High & Low - John Galliano https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/high-low-john-galliano-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #fashion #movies

A young couple get in too deep after discovering a folk song which was never meant to be written down, in All You Need Is Death https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/all-you-need-is-death-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #Frightfest #film #movies

A Guinean filmmaker explores his country's history of cinematic accomplishment, loss and renewed ambition in The Cemetery Of Cinema https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/the-cemetery-of-cinema-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

Documentary I Dream In Photos looks at the career of Pulitzer Prize-Winning photographer Cathal McNaughton and his struggle with mental illness https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/i-dream-in-photos-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #photography #film #movies

A new mother spirals downwards into mental illness in Mom https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/mom-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #Frightfest #film #movies

"As I started reading more about him, I found that he was so contradictory and complicated. There was some discomfort in that at first. And then I realised that, actually, that's the film" - Matthew Wells on Frank Capra: Mr America https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2024-03-10-interview-with-matthew-wells-about-frank-capra-mr-america-feature-story-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

A young art restorer travels to a remote Italian village to repair a Medieval painting, but without knowing its sinister secret, in The Well https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/the-well-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #Frightfest #film #movies

An Iranian former professional wrestler returns to the ring to improve his family's prospects of receiving asylum in Sweden, but he's hiding a secret, in Opponent https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/opponent-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #film #cinema #movies

"I like to drag people in and see what happens with their ideas, and everyone was on the same page and we were just creating this and getting crazier and crazier" - Tiago Teixeira on Custom https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2024-03-09-interview-with-tiago-teixeira-about-custom-feature-story-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #Frightfest #film #movies

Two Senegalese teenagers try to realise their dream of a new life in Europe in Io Capitano https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/io-capitano-2023-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson #GFF24 #Oscars #film #cinema #movies

A group of miners escorting a professor on a mysterious mission finds terror underground in The Deep Dark https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/the-deep-dark-2023-film-review-by-jennie-kermode #GFF24 #Frightfest #film #movies

"As might be expected from an actress-turned-director, the performances are important to Tezel but she also shows an aptitude for visual storytelling" - we take a look at Falling Into Place https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/falling-into-place-2023-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson #film #movies #GFF24 #cinema #romance