The main character of El Agua Ana by the river.
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MY WATER, MY LOVE

Exploring subversive agency & longing in El Agua Cicadas thrum, eventually reaching a deafening crescendo. The air is dry and hot. Vegetation has turned brown and brittle. A storm threatens. The river waits. Whispers of an old wives’ tale creep…

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The Blue Caftan -elokuvan päähenkilöt vastakkain.
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Love & the Senses

Thoughts on The Blue Caftan  I was immediately struck by the opening shot of the film, a tight close up of the titular blue caftan. Soft light reflecting off its surface, its electric colour and its movement; soft, airy and elegant. I felt as though…

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Elsi Sloan puun juurella
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A life-changing film

Aino Suni’s first feature film Heartbeast will have its Finnish premiere at the Love & Anarchy Festival. We discussed with the lead actor Elsi Sloan about the filmmaking process, gender and activism. Elsi Sloan answers a video interview…

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Still Mariupolis 2 -elokuvasta.
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To talk. To hear. To frame.

‘We are not known in Europe. Though we have to talk, a lot. There is no other way’, a Ukrainian intellectual recently wrote. Good point, but I’d rephrase the statement – ‘We are not known in Europe because we were not heard’. What is the…

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