Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter ARE WE THERE YET? Often the purpose of documentary filmmaking is to observe, immerse and reveal. It looks to situate the viewer in the environment of the subject and make you understand their concerns and conflicts. Manakamana is documentary which consistently journeys towards becoming both a spiritual and filmic experience […]
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Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter BEAST OF EDEN So often, pictures which situate children and young adults at the forefront of their narratives present a sense of youthful wonderment. Poignant life lessons are often squeezed between layers of humorous reflection and melancholic discovery, but ultimately such insular tales are largely optimistic and enthusiastic when regarding […]
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Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter HARD TIMES Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović is no stranger to bleak subject matter. His 2001 picture, No Man’s Land was an abrasive and darkly comic portrayal of the Bosnian War and two soldiers facing imminent death inside one of the conflict’s many inhospitable battlefield trenches. The picture also revealed Tanović […]
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