For his latest feature, Suspended Time, Olivier Assayas drew on his personal diary to revisit his experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown with humor and reminiscence. Shot on location at his late father’s home, the comedy stars his frequent collaborator Vincent Macaigne as […]

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Following up his Cannes Film Festival-winning sensation BPM (Beats Per Minute), which showcased AIDS activism in 1990s France, writer-director Robin Campillo is back with an intimate new drama. Red Island, based on the director’s childhood, is a coming-of-age story that […]

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A year in the life of a hospital chaplain is captured in Luke Lorentzen’s newest documentary, A Still Small Voice. The subject that is tackled head-on is grief, which is shown through the eyes of Margaret “Mati” Engel as she […]

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One of the surprise nominees for Best Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards this year was writer-director Ellie Foumbi’s haunting feature debut, Our Father, The Devil. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival where it was […]

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Indie Film Site Network (IFSN) has announced Shaunak Sen’s remarkable, essential documentary All That Breathes as the inaugural recipient of the IFSN Advocate Award. The recipient of the award, established to highlight one theatrically released indie film each year that […]

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