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The Kingmaker (2019) by Lauren Greenfield 3,000 portraits of Imelda Marcos Written by Martine Wu

Atlantique (2019) by Mati Diop jjj jjj Ada, Dior and Fanta by the ocean grieving the departure of Souleiman and the boys. Dialogue extracted from the film. Written by Martine Wu

Divino Amor (2019) by Gabriel Mascaro Written by Martine Wu

Shy sobs and sighs accompanied the closing credits. I even heard the lady sitting next to me suspire deeply and say ‘Love, that was horrible’ to her partner. Perhaps this is sufficient evidence to hold the claim that Ken Loach and Paul Laverty – director and writer respectively-, have yet again managed to move an […]

Parasite is the first Korean film to win a Palme d’Or and the highest grossing foreign language film in the U.S. in 2019. It’s rendered as ‘the movie of the year’ by the New York Times and is set to be nominated for the Academy Awards.  It’s a definite must-watch. I believe the film’s global […]

During the late 70’s and early 80’s, Argentina went through its most scarring political happening. A brutal coup d’etat was followed by the establishment of a terrorist military dictatorship which became infamously known for the capture, torture and execution of those considered to be a political or ideological threat to the military junta. The junta […]