Red, White, Yellow, Black: A Multiracial Feminist Video Collective, 1972-73
On two nights – one in December 1972, the other April 1973 – the multiracial, multimedia feminist art collective Red,…
Japan
The 57th New York Film Festival: Looking Towards Convergences in a Cluster of Films
Having just seen Alla Kovgan’s documentary about the monolithic figurehead of modern dance, Merce Cunningham, it is now my job…
Wonder in Miniature: Shireen Seno’s ‘Nervous Translation’
In Shireen Seno’s Nervous Translation (2017), the world is cut to eight-year-old Yael’s measure. The film unfolds almost exclusively within…
Review: Hikari’s ’37 Seconds’ – Berlinale
A balancing act between dependence and self-determination characterises Yuma Takada’s (Mei Kayama) story as told in 37 Seconds, a film…
Naomi Kawase’s ‘Vision’: Poetic Worlds and Vegetal Camerawork
Naomi Kawase’s Vision takes place in a rural zone of the Nara Prefecture. This is the region in Japan where…
Filming too Close: Naomi Kawase and the Caring Filmic Gesture
1 – We both like the same things. We’re parent and child. Are you filming again? Give it a rest!…
From Star To Director: A Look at Kinuyo Tanaka’s Directorial Debut
Among Western fans of Japanese cinema, Kinuyo Tanaka is easily recognisable as one of the great actors of the mid-20th…
Berlinale – Yoko Yamanaka’s ‘Amiko’
I’ve never been sure what lemons are supposed to symbolise and the internet is no help. Are they meant to…