Wildscreen Festival: Bristol's First Nature Festival
Another thing that has me inspired was the Wildscreen Festival – the first nature festival that started in Bristol. It runs from 19th-23rd October, showcasing ‘best photographers, filmmakers and creative professionals with the most committed conservationists to create compelling stories about the natural world’. It is an incredibly inspiring event which gives you access to discussions, keynote speeches, top tips for the industry such as becoming a nature photographer, a wildlife TV presenter and creating your own wildlife film.
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Stop hiding, Dark! It’s Time For This Netflix Show to Share the Limelight
Dark, Netflix’s first German-language show, still manages to be completely unique. It’s a thrillingly complex science fiction series featuring a cast of well-rounded, engaging characters. This is a show that has more in common with a puzzle box than a sitcom, and it is one of the most unique viewing experiences to premiere on Netflix in years.
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The Film That Changed My Life: Thelma & Louise
Trapped, frustrated, bored to death. Not the tagline for ‘2020: The Movie’, but me at 14, riddled with the usual, cliched teenage ennui. Into this oh-so-familiar picture, came The Film That Changed My Life ™. Top down, buckle up and don’t you litter. We’re going on a road trip with Thelma & Louise.
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I May Destroy You: Review
Arabella heartbreakingly admits how, before being raped, “I never noticed being a woman. I was too busy being poor and Black” and in such, Coel leaves no power structure unturned as she calls out all oppression and asymmetry in Arabella’s confrontation of her own trauma.
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The Film That Changed My Life: Submarine
The film that changed my life is not a profound documentary trying to change the world, or even an inspiring and uplifting biopic. Oh no, let me bring the tone down a little. The opening scenes of the film involve the protagonist imagining his own death, with all his school ‘friends’ and even the local news crew attending a candlelit vigil, weeping over his untimely demise: welcome to teenage melodrama.
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Review: Coffee For All
It follows three individual stories - three lives shaped in different ways, naturally, but connected by their experiences with coffee that stretch far beyond the rudimentary act of consuming a morning, caffeinated pick-me-up.
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Review: 1917 - An Odyssey Through The Trenches & Over The Top
I will start by saying that this film is amazing and you should absolutely go and see it. 1917 is really something special, not only for cinema but also the legacy of WW1 and those who served.
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