About the author Ren Scateni is Encounters’ Head of Programme. They are also a freelance writer and curator with work published in ArtReview, Hyperallergic, MUBI Notebook, Sight&Sound and others.
The Long Way Home Kosovar histories are retraced, reimagined and repurposed in … review by Savina Petkova The past will forever remain a foreign country. Such a sentiment rings true not only when quoting esteemed historian David Lowenthal who paved the way for heritage studies to become a discipline of …
Atsushi Wada: The Quiet Master A deep-dive into the extraordinary filmmaker's body of work review by Chris Childs First encountering Atsushi Wada’s animations can be a transformative experience. With his latest film, ‘Bird in Peninsula’, now screening at Vienna Shorts after a world premiere at Berlinale, it’s …
Crumbs of Life Something In The Woods review by Chris Childs The latest offering from Polish auteur Katarzyna Miechowicz follows a bizarre group of small-town characters, focussing on Una, a young woman living in domestic bliss alongside her loving partner. …
