Day: March 2, 2021
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GFF2021 Review: My Favorite War
Year: 2021Duration: 1h 22mWriter/Director: Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen By Caz Armstrong This animated documentary memoir by Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen tells the story of her own childhood growing up in Soviet-era Latvia in the 1970s to 1990s. She explores the relationship between choice and happiness in the context of growing up under an authoritarian regime. Ilze Burkovska […]
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GFF2021 Review: Victim(s)
Year: 2020Duration: 1h 47mWriter/Director: Layla Zhuqing JiStarring: Xianjun Fu, Wilson Hsu, Kahoe Hon By Caz Armstrong This debut feature by writer-director Layla Zhuqing Ji is a stark social commentary on bullying, self-preservation and society’s willingness to judge before they try to listen. Media sensationalism is held to account for stoking unfounded accusations and rumour which […]
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Top 15 female-directed films 2020 #15-11
It’s the time of year where the In Their Own League team has come together to pick our top 15 female directed films of 2020. There’s no question that 2020 was an exceptional year for female filmmakers and we’re proud to initiate Women’s History Month by recognizing these extraordinary filmmakers and the films they’ve created. […]