Our Father, The Devil: Film Review

Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father, The Devil is a powerfully poignant film about resolving trauma, with a phenomenal central performance from Babetida Sadjo.

A Letter From Helga: Film Review

A woman looks at the horizon outdoors in a still from the film A Letter From Helga

Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir’s A Letter To Helga is a lyrical, beautiful film about love and regret, but also the power of legacy and belonging in 1940s Iceland.

Band (2022): Glasgow Film Festival Review

Three girls stand at an airport in a still from Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir’s film Band

Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir’s Band is an eclectic documentary with the stylings of a fiction film, chronicling a make-or-break year for an Icelandic female punk collective.

Therapy Dogs: Film Review

Ethan Eng’s Therapy Dogs is a messy but emotionally resonating documentary that delves into a complicated final year of high school.

Mayday (2021): Film Review

Mayday is an enigmatic, but certainly unfavourable criticism of war, war movies, and the role of female characters among it all.