About the author Savina Petkova is a Bulgarian, London-based film critic whose works have been published in MUBI Notebook, The Quietus, photogénie and more. She's also a PhD candidate at King's College London workin on metamorphoses in contemporary cinema.
Quarantine I hear dancing in the cage review by Līga Požarska ‘Clarity, simplicity and passion’ is an identity motto for the Dailes Theatre in Riga, Latvia. Astrid Goldsmith’s stop-motion animation film ‘Quarantine’ reflects the same qualities. Clarity is found in the de …
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 our hop …
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. …
