One of the first things you notice in Everything Is Upstream is the old tape noise. The nostalgia it evokes is in a way everything this film is about. But not quite. Martin Ponferrada’s animated documentary focuses on dreams, on the surface. But the four Buddhist practitioners who narrate some of their most emotionally significant… Continue reading Everything Is Upstream: Cathartic Portrayal Of Dreams
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India on a Rickshaw: Documenting The Vagaries Of An Auto Rickshaw
Raid The Cage creator Shy Brameli’s travel documentary, India on a Rickshaw, reads rather like a comedy of errors than a profound experience. The auto he buys defines the rest of the film, what with the many mishaps that hound Brameli after buying an auto rickshaw to travel across the country. The film opens with… Continue reading India on a Rickshaw: Documenting The Vagaries Of An Auto Rickshaw
‘Turned Tiny’ Is A Documentary On The Business Of Tiny Homes
Minimalist living is a concept that many of us are familiar with. Built on an 8.5 ft (2.59 meters) by 24 (7.31 m) to 30 ft (9.14 m) trailer beds, these tiny mobile houses are an epitome of just that. Though movable houses might not be on the top to-do-wish-list for many people, rest assured,… Continue reading ‘Turned Tiny’ Is A Documentary On The Business Of Tiny Homes
John Van Hamersveld – Crazy World Ain’t It
What makes for a great artist? The trials undergone and the afflictions endured or the insatiable hunger to paint the world to their mind’s likeness? Revered, perhaps, on the same pedestal as some of the greatest artists and contributors of the world is John Van Hamersveld and in a 10:55 minutes spanning documentary, directors Chris… Continue reading John Van Hamersveld – Crazy World Ain’t It
King’s Highway: The Story Of Malcolm Fairfield
Written and Directed by Boris Tsessarsky, ‘King’s Highway: The story of Malcolm Fairfield’ as the title suggests is a documentary, based on the life of a performing artist by the same name. Filmed in Montclair, it begins with the stories of a Montclair State University ghost that has been haunting the Memorial Auditorium for more… Continue reading King’s Highway: The Story Of Malcolm Fairfield
‘El Gallo’, The Story Of A Hero’s Making!
No one is spared of pain and loss on this planet and yet what sets each one of us apart is the way we choose to deal with it. It takes a different mettle of strength to endure and sustain oneself at the event of complete despair. Former Flyweight World Champion Juan Francisco Estrada, also… Continue reading ‘El Gallo’, The Story Of A Hero’s Making!
‘Kachach Above Zaatari’ Is The Heart-rending Tale Of War-torn Syrian Refugees…
Forced to seek asylum in Jordan, fleeing from their motherland, leaving their friends and families alike, these Syrian refugees are living a life none would want even their enemies to endure. It’s something that should never befall anyone, least of all these individuals, who seem to be free from guile and malice of any kind. ‘Kachach… Continue reading ‘Kachach Above Zaatari’ Is The Heart-rending Tale Of War-torn Syrian Refugees…
‘Fupa’: A Documentary On An Adorable Pet
‘Fupa’ an acronym for fat upper pubic area’, is not so surreptitiously used here for a potentially malignant tumour. From the very use of its title, the documentary sets the tone for the remainder of its screen time, a serious matter dealt with an impeccable comic timing. Cody, who identifies herself as an artist of… Continue reading ‘Fupa’: A Documentary On An Adorable Pet
Fren Haus Episode 1: Fren Prom – Review
The iconic Disney tune rings into your ears and the screen lights up to a caricature of their famous logo with an even fitting tagline. No surprises here, you know what you are being served! These are a bunch of guys (8 to be precise) who in their epiphany decide to pursue something that’s beyond… Continue reading Fren Haus Episode 1: Fren Prom – Review
‘Unaccountable’ Is Paradise Lost…
This 12:22 minutes’ long film opens to a grainy advertorial video of the 385 square miles of Salton Sea in California that is open to investments, circa 1950s’. The place resembles heaven, offering a piece of its newly discovered status to anyone interested in ‘owning’ a slice for themselves. Quickly cut to modern times, director… Continue reading ‘Unaccountable’ Is Paradise Lost…