Contributor Matt Turner

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Festival

Imagined Futures shorts at Shubbak film festival 2017

by Matt Turner

London’s annual celebration of Arab culture once again offers a window into an unseen world.
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Festival

How cinema is challenging the narrative around the Syria crisis

by Matt Turner

At Sheffield Doc/Fest a trio of films reveal the horror and hope at the heart of the conflict.
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In Praise Of

Why Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust remains essential viewing

by Matt Turner

A key inspiration for Beyoncé’s Lemonade, this afrofuturist 1991 drama is a milestone in American cinema.
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Festival

A staggering new film tells the story of faith in America

by Matt Turner

Deborah Stratman’s hour-long documentary The Illinois Parables explores the connection between religion and national identity.
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Festival

Is this the weirdest series of films ever made?

by Matt Turner

Matthew Barney’s The Cremaster Cycle makes for a uniquely strange and self-indulgent viewing experience.
Trailer

Watch the charming trailer for My Life as a Courgette

by Matt Turner

Claude Barras’ stop-motion gem is being released in both subtitled and dubbed versions.
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Festival

Blurred realities at CPH:DOX 2017

by Matt Turner

This year’s festival boasted ground-breaking cinematic experiments which offered reflections on our digital age.
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Festival

What does it mean to live and work in the digital present?

by Matt Turner

Eduardo Williams’ intoxicating debut feature The Human Surge ponders just that.
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Edge of Frame

Is experimental animation on the rise?

by Matt Turner

The recent Edge of Frame Weekender showcased bold contemporary visions and rarely seen masterpieces.
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Festival

The lives of Korean women as seen through the eyes of female directors

by Matt Turner

This year’s LKFF offered a refreshing counterpoint to the masculine narratives that continue to dominate Korean cinema.

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