The documentary and feature filmmaker from Iran answers our questions over email.
Author: Anusha Srinivasan
Anusha Srinivasan enjoys cinema and books. She is a writer and feminist in progress.
گفتگو با بهروز نورانی پور
فیلمساز ایران از سوالاتی در مورد ایمیل پاسخ می دهد.
A stream of thoughts inspired by Zarina Begum…
…and her performance of ‘Nazar Lagi Raja Tore Bangle Par’, Richard Singer writes.
Score to Screen: UP
Sureshkumar listens closely to the “Married Life” montage from Up, to examine how music is married to the moving images.
Why Shadows is still relevant today
Rose Dymock writes about the 1958 movie Shadows, directed by John Cassavetes.
Found Footage: Chronicles of Horror, Realism, and Case Studies
Konstantinos writes about Found Footage and its long-standing popularity in the horror genre.
Competing victories: Battle of sensibilities in Tamil cinema
Madhu watches two contemporaneous Tamil movies and writes about them.
About the eighth issue
A quick look at what’s in store + an announcement!
Around the world with cinema – 3
Film recommendations for different moods, in different languages.
Why aren’t we talking about Indian Parallel Cinema?
Omar Ahmed makes an impassioned plea for us to pay attention to the films that constituted this movement.
Minority Report: Visual Effects and Storytelling
Konstantinos makes a case for VFx as an effective storytelling tool.
My Favourite Films of 2018
Iniyavan makes a list for us.
On Location
Naveena tags along with a film crew and lives to tell the tale.
Scents and Sensibility
Ramchander overhears a conversation between Santiago Gamboa, a novelist from Colombia, and Tran Anh Hùng, a filmmaker from Vietnam.
In conversation with Chezhiyan
This interview with writer-cinematographer-director Chezhiyan touches on a wide range of topics—world cinema, realism in cinema, independent cinema, current trends in Tamil cinema, and his approach to cinematography.
செழியனுடன் ஓர் உரையாடல்
உலக சினிமா, எதார்த்த சினிமா, சுயாதீன சினிமா, தமிழ் சினிமாவின் தற்போதைய நிலை, ஒளிப்பதிவு அணுகுமுறை என்று வெவ்வேறு தளங்களைத் தொட்டுச் செல்லும் உரையாடல்.
About the seventh issue
A quick look at what we have in our anniversary issue, and notes from the editors.
Around the world with cinema – 2
Once again, film recommendations for many moods, in many languages.
Still Here, Reel Queer
Anusha reports from the 33rd edition of ReelQ Film Festival in Pittsburgh.
The case is closed
Amit Agarwal takes a close look at Mrinal Sen’s 1982 film Kharij.
The Neon Demon
Michael Derrick writes about Hollywood’s tryst with horror, and Nicolas Winding Refn’s polarizing film, The Neon Demon.
The Dead by Christian Kacht
Kasper Håkansson writes about a novel that is part historical fiction and part nightmare. What if cinema was a tool for world domination?
Christian Kracht: De døde
Kasper Håkansson skriver om en roman, der er delvist historisk fiktion og delvist et mareridt. Hvad hvis film var et redskab til at opnå verdensherredømme?
An Asian American Film Festival
Anusha attends Silk Screen film festival in Pittsburgh.
The Seen and Unseen
Priyadershini watched Kamila Andini’s film and attempts to recreate her journey.
Towards normalisation
Anusha writes about ReelAbilities Pittsburgh, a film festival with a difference.
On the perils of opining about a movie
Why watch a movie? Why write about it? Madhu has questions, and maybe some answers.
Of feet, burqas, and boundaries
Ramchander’s notes from Sg.SAIFF 2018.
In conversation with Girish Kasaravalli and Siddiq Barmak
Ramchander met the filmmakers when they were in Singapore, for Sg.SAIFF 2018.
Madras Film Screening Club
A short interview with the team behind MFSC.