Surprise is a key element of authentic art. It tells us that there are new things under the sun. In her latest documentary “Symphony of Spheres” South African filmmaker SJ van Breda artfully uses cinematic surprises to take us into the world of the abstract sculptor Brendon Edwards. The result is a dazzling and memorable…
read more →Philip Bromwell is one of the leaders in the mobile journalism field. Like many reporters, Bromwell has filed a number stories on the impact of COVID. A few months ago we featured his “Jack’s Story” about a teenager’s encounter with the pandemic. Now, the Irish journalist is back with “Christmas 2020: Dublin Airport,” which explores feelings…
read more →Like so many news stories, war reports occupy us for a few minutes and then fade away. Left behind—in the words of filmmaker Nico Piro—”are the forgotten victims of the forgotten crisis.” Piro’s mini-doc “Today I Will Live” is an antidote to the forgetting. Contrasting shots of a pleasant pizza meal with images of patients…
read more →When we look back, we’ll remember 2020 as the year of COVID-19. Since January, the coverage of the pandemic has been wide, deep, and incessant. Is there anything else to say about it until the vaccine arrives? “Jack’s Story” answers in the affirmative. Produced by celebrated mobile journalist Philip Bromwell, this RTÉ report enables Jack,…
read more →Having visited Kenya many times, UK filmmaker William Long felt it was time to make a documentary about several Masai schools. Normally a careful planner, in this case he decided to let the material guide the project. The result is a nine-minute documentary that allows viewers to join the filmmaker as he discoveries the realities…
read more →In the face of gigantic crises, the question often arises: “Is there anything that one person can do?” S.J. van Breda’s “The Secret Love Project” shouts out: YES. Her beautifully filmed, three-minute documentary tells the story of an artist who—during the Covid era—came up with a project that is making a huge difference in the…
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