The Last Dance (2024, Hong Kong) by Anselm Chan had its Dutch premiere in the first weekend of IFFR. For the occasion I had the chance to interview Chan along with Michelle Wai, one of the main actresses. The Last Dance, located in Hong Kong’s distinctive Hung Hom district, is Chan’s third film he directed […]

Rains over Babel premiered at Sundance 2025. A few days later, the film had it’s international premiere at IFFR where I had the chance to speak to Gala del Sol, who wrote and directed this amazing queer drama. Imbued with magical realism, Rains over Babel takes us on a journey that evolves around Babel, a […]

Maria Callas, een van de invloedrijkste operazangeressen van de twintigste eeuw, stond bekend als ‘Prima Donna’ en ‘La Divina’. Voor velen uit de oudere generaties is ze een begrip, maar voor jongere generaties, zoals de mijne, is haar naam minder bekend. Mijn beperkte kennis van opera heeft hier ongetwijfeld een rol bij gespeeld. Toch wekte […]

Finnish conceptual artist Mox Mäkelä premiered her experimental film From Behind The Teeth at IFFR. For this occasion, I got the chance to interview her about her film and ways of working.  In From Behind The Teeth, Mäkelä and scientist Mikael Fortelius play a game of chess using teeth as board pieces. The audience watches […]

No Other Land (2024) is a harrowing documentary that exposes the harsh realities faced by Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, a region in the southern West Bank.  Directed by a collaborative team of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers—Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor—it captures the systemic demolitions and forced expulsions carried out by Israeli […]

Bruce Weber’s Let’s Get Lost is a mesmerizing and melancholic documentary that captures the enigmatic essence of Chet Baker, the “James Dean of Jazz.” Known for his smoky, whispery voice and effortless trumpet playing, Baker was both a romantic icon and a tortured soul, embodying the highs and lows of the jazz scene in the […]