Dreams are everywhere; everyone has them. In Bipuljit Basu’s empathetic Redlight to Limelight, we see those who are the most fragile dreaming, and all you can do is dream with them. Sex workers and their kids in a Kolkata brothel run Cam-On, a video production unit where they create stories.
Category: Reviews
Shards of Light ★★★★ Sheffield Doc Fest
Marcus Lenz and Mila Teshaieva’s emotional sequel to When Spring Came to Bucha takes us on the next phase for the people of the city, rehabilitation. The heavy weight of trauma complements the unflinching truth of what it’s like to live on in the wake of destruction. The residents of
Blue Has No Borders ★★★ 1/2 – Sheffield Doc Fest
There’s a lot to like about Blue Has No Borders, as the filmmaker Jessi Gutch provides us with a documentary that tackles Britain’s identity crisis and shows that, like everything in life, it was already there right in our faces and is a lot more hopeful than we think. In
Bestiari, Erbari, Lapidari – ★★★★★ Cinecittà: Italian Doc Season 2025
If there is one thing that you come away with from Bestiari, Erbari, Lapidari by filmmakers Martina Parenti and Massimo D’Anolfi, it is that the planet would thrive without humans on it. This powerful documentary warrants your fullest attention, as it takes your breath away. Divided into three acts on
Trade Secret ★★★★ – Sheffield Doc Fest
A haunting documentary about the disgusting commercial trade of polar bear fur, Abraham Joffe’s Trade Secret expertly exposes the betrayal of those meant to protect a vulnerable species. Each year, hundreds of polar bears fall victim to a brutal international trade. The situation seems dire, but hope emerges when three
Breakwater – ★★★★ (Raindance)
Max Morgan’s intimate debut feature Breakwater is a film full of subtle performances and rife with some gorgeous cinematography. With a pace that verges on glacial, its final act is a thoughtful and bold swing. Oxford student Otto (Daniel McNamee) is down on the Suffolk coast to meet his girlfriend
Factory ★★★ 1/2 – Sheffield Doc Fest
Factory is a stark and relentless look at the apathetic machine that is the factory line. Director Hao Zhou shows us the uncomfortable level of micro-management that prioritises profits over humans. In a Lenovo technology factory, business is ever-evolving, especially in this specific factory in 2020, as it was in
GEN_ ★★★★ Cinecittà: Italian Doc Season 2025
Gianluca Matarrese’s observational documentary GEN_ tackles the hot topic of fertility and transgender healthcare in such a humanist and warm manner that you can only feel refreshed and optimistic when people like Dr. Bini exist. At Milan’s Niguarda public hospital, the unconventional Dr. Bini leads a bold mission overseeing aspiring
Thinestra ★★★★ – Raindance 2025
Obsession with perfection is a cruel thing that humans suffer with, and in Thinestra, we are given a tragedy, a bloodsoaked terrific tragedy. See this at the first opportunity. Penny (Michelle Macedo) works in advertising and all she sees, day in day out, are “perfect” bodies or bodies that are
Dirty Boy ★★★ Raindance
Writer-director Doug Rao’s keenness to keep much of the story within an intriguing psychological mystery, Dirty Boy, to his chest leaves the audience not always sure whether to trust what they are seeing. It’s a film that takes big swings, but doesn’t always hit. Isaac is a reclusive schizophrenic who
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