Representation, karaoke, and recreating the past during a pandemic: A conversation with director Mimi Vlaovic

Date: 14-07-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Serbian-born, London-based director Mimi Vlaovic – whose film is on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Festival Formula, has seen festival success with her graduation short film YOUR GUARDIAN, including landing a nomination for the Young Director’s Award at Cannes....


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Filmmaker Yarden Malka Bonet on how her documentary helped address and heal family wounds

Date: 13-07-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

For her documentary THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ALAIN, director Yarden Malka Bonet took on the deeply personal subject of her grandfather, a man who returned to the family after a long absence spent in religious service in Germany. In this...


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From loss to creation: Exploring A PLACE THAT DOESN’T EXIST with Tehilla Ruddell

Date: 05-07-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

29-year-old Tehilla Ruddell just graduated from Minshar School of Art in Tel Aviv. In her short film “A PLACE THAT DOESN’T EXIST” she explores her own story, having left the orthodox Jewish world at the age of 16. We caught...


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The life cycle of cicadas spun into “a love letter to death and to my family”: Animator Fernanda Caicedo on using art to ponder the big questions

Date: 15-06-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Stop-motion animator Fernanda Caicedo learned about her Grandmother’s death when she was far away from her Ecuadorian family, while studying in Germany. The grief and distance spurred her to explore her own fear of death through her art. The result...


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