Need for Meat – a funny multi-layered self-questioning film about eating meat. Review by Suzy Nelson-Pollard Screening – Thursday the 21st of April, at 18:00. Tickets here Director Marijn Frank is a journalist based in Amsterdam, and due to her work, she is no stranger to meat factories. She understands the ethical issues behind eating meat, […]
The Desolate Reality of North Korea – Under the Sun – Film tonight 20 April in Gland
Under the Sun – Review by Suzy Nelson-Pollard This film will be shown on Wednesday the 20th of April, at 20.00 at the Grand Champ theatre in Gland. Tickets can be bought here If it wasn’t a reality for the millions of people living in North Korea, Under the Sun could almost be a sci-fi film. Russian director, […]
From Peaceful Refugee Relations in Calabria to Training the PKK in Turkey
Here are two more film reviews of films which will be screened on Tuesday 19th April at Visions du Réel. Both film reviews written by Suzy Nelson-Pollard. The first film comes with an “uplifting message”, the second is an “important record of the PKK” (the film was banned at the Istanbul Film Festival in 2015) Un Paese di Calabria – Peaceful […]
“Up or Out” and “Alptraum” – Emotions in the Mountains and in Business
Two films that are currently being shown at the Visions du Réel film festival are completely opposite in terms of length and location. Up or Out is 46 minutes long and is set in the heart of Amsterdam in an area called the Golden Bend, one of the most prestigious parts of the city, the other film, Alptraum […]
Behind the Scenes of the Diplomatic world – Foreign Affairs Film
Foreign Affairs – Screening Sunday 12:00 at the Usine a Gaz – 12:00. Tickets here Fascinating insight into the world of diplomacy and foreign affairs Hotel rooms in India, Israel, Iran, Russia and many other countries around the world. Boarding and disembarking endless planes and interviews, shaking hands and making small talk with world leaders. Such […]