video essay
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THIS SHAKING KEEPS ME STEADY (Dir. Shehrezad Maher, 2018, Pakistan / U.S.)
In a measured yet painterly wide shot towards the end of what is a hybridised work Maher trains her erudite eye under a bridge, a sort of non-space with a phantasmal ambiance. The familiar concrete structure of the bridge and the calm waters of the river act as a visual memory to a story narrated Continue reading
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE POETICS OF ARAVINDAN
A Video Essay in 3 Chapters on Govindan Aravindan’s 1979 film Kumatty (The Bogeyman, India) – Nature | Topography | Magic This new video essay looks at a few of the aesthetic and thematic ideas in the work of Aravindan’s Kumatty (1979). There seems to be a lot of Indian films which are being restored, occasionally playing Continue reading
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VIDEO ESSAY on Michael Mann’s MANHUNTER (1986)
This new video essay on Manhunter (1986) is a continuing exploration of the films of Michael Mann and follows on from last year’s look at Thief (1981). Continue reading
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LAL SALAAM! (Red Salute) – Naxalite Cinema: a Video Essay
A Video Essay on the representation of Naxalism in Indian Cinema from the Past and Present. Continue reading
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THE APU TRILOGY / APUR SANSAR (Dir. Satyajit Ray, 1959, India) – The Wandering Soul
The Wandering Soul – A Video Essay on Apur Sansar (1959) by Omar ahmed Film bloggers are evolving rapidly in the ways in which they analyse and appreciate film culture. The emergence of the video essay over the past few years has led to more a more visually sophisticated means of articulating close analysis of Continue reading
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