Film Festival Category

Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN LFF2010: The Tillman Story – Amir Bar-Lev

Pat Tillman was an American football player who turned down a multi-million dollar contract in the NFL to fight for the US army in the war on terrorism. Seen

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Film Festival, Live Action

LFF2010: Hands Up

I’m not at all familiar with Romain Goupil’s work but Hands Up is a film that you’ll watch and admire so much, you’ll be drawn to explore his back

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2010: Cold Weather – Aaron Katz

Doug is a college drop out who returns home to a rainy Portland to live with his sister, Gail. Much more responsible than him, she’s bemused by

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Film Festival, Live Action

LFF2010: In Our Name

When the 54th London Film Festival programme arrived, In Our Name was one of the films that shone out to me, especially in the New British Cinema

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Film Festival, Live Action

LFF2010: Heartbeats

Opening with a series of awkward scenes full of young people sharing their experiences of love, desire and obsession leaves you asking yourself whether these

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2010: I am Kalam – Nila Madhab Panda

Chotu is a young boy born in to poverty. His mother sends him to work with at his Uncle Bhati’s cafe where he watches and becomes inspired by a speech

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Documentary, Film Festival

LFF2010: Benda Bilili

Benda Bilili was the first film I had the pleasure of viewing at this year’s London Film Festival. It follows the street band Staff Benda Bilili,

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Film Festival, Live Action

LFF2010: It’s Kind of a Funny Story

"Boden and Fleck did an excellent job in creating a funny film, without patronising its young male lead at any point."

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Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN LFF2010: Maria and I – Félix Fernández de Castro

Maria lives with her mother May in the Canary Islands whilst her father Miguel lives 3000km away in Barcelona. We follow Miguel and Maria as they embark on a

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Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

LFF2010: The Arbor

The Arbor is the unique and captivating work of director Clio Barnard, which tells the story of Andrea Dunbar, Bradford born screenwriter who wrote honestly

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2010: Blue Valentine – Derek Cianfrance

Blue Valentine tells the story of a young couple as they’re approaching the end of their relationship whilst cutting seamlessly from past to present. The

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Documentary, Film Festival

LFF2010: Waste Land

Vik Muniz is an internationally acclaimed artist from a Brazilian working class family best known for his pieces using materials such as string and food. In

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