Tag Archives: Film festival
Raindance film festival: Toxic Beauty & Mossville: When Great Trees Fall
Posted on October 20, 2019 by Toothpicker
Q & A with the director of Toxic Beauty
After seeing two powerful documentaries at the Raindance film festival, I thought to myself that we all have to be activists in this day and age. Recently when I met up with different friends, we would talk about how the world seems to be [...]
This post was posted in London, Films & documentaries, Social issues, Pollution & environment, Environmental racism, toxic cosmetics and was tagged with London, documentaries, films, Film festival, pollution, toxic cosmetics, environmental racisim, Raindance film festival
Raindance & BFI film festivals 2017
Posted on October 19, 2017 by Toothpicker
Anoushka Shankar performing live for the 1928 Indian silent film – Shiraz: A romance of Indian at the Barbican
I saw 8 engrossing films and documentaries in total at the Raindance and BFI film festivals this year, and I feel that the overall standard of the films I saw this year is exceptionally [...]
This post was posted in London, Films & documentaries, Music & Sound, Social issues and was tagged with London, documentaries, films, Film festival, music, concert
Hooligan Sparrow
Posted on March 15, 2016 by Toothpicker
The Chinese human rights activist Ye Haiyan
Last week I attended the opening night of the Human Rights watch film festival to watch a new documentary called 'Hooligan Sparrow' by young Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang.
The filmmaker originally wanted to make a film about the abuse of sex workers in China, but ended up [...]
This post was posted in London, Films & documentaries, Social issues, Human rights and was tagged with documentaries, Film festival, Human rights, Hooligan Sparrow
Hong Kong International film festival 2015
Posted on April 22, 2015 by Toothpicker
While in Hong Kong, two major culture festivals were taking place, so I took the opportunity to attend the Hong Kong Arts Festival, where I saw a China and Hong Kong collaborative play 'The Crowd' and listened to traditional Korean music reinterpreted by contemporary groups Jeong Ga Ak Hoe & Su:m.
However, as [...]
This post was posted in Hong Kong, Travel, Films & documentaries and was tagged with Hong Kong, documentaries, films, Film festival
The London Korean Film Festival
Posted on November 15, 2014 by Toothpicker
A while back I wrote about the Japanese soft power on the world, but within the last decade, the world has witnessed how South Korea managed to conquer the world through technology, design, cosmetics (including surgeries) and pop culture in a relatively short period of time. The transformation is staggering because South [...]
This post was posted in London, Films & documentaries and was tagged with London, Film festival, Korean films
BFI London Film Festival 2014
Posted on October 29, 2014 by Toothpicker
I am not sure how other film buffs pick their choices at the BFI London Film Festival, but usually by the time I finish 'studying' the brochure, all the films that I intend to see would sell out!
Like always, I would pick the less popular films or films that are less unlikely [...]
This post was posted in London, Films & documentaries, Social issues and was tagged with London, documentaries, films, Film festival
Hong Kong International film festival 2014
Posted on May 20, 2014 by Toothpicker
The 38th Hong Kong's International film festival took place from 24th March to 7th April, and I was able to see some films that are yet to be released or may not even get general releases.
As always, with so many films and limited time, it was hard to narrow the selection down [...]
This post was posted in Hong Kong, Travel, Films & documentaries and was tagged with Hong Kong, documentaries, films, Film festival
BFI London film festival 2013
Posted on October 22, 2013 by Toothpicker
October is a month full of cultural activities in London, not only there is a dozen or so art fairs for art lovers, but there is also the London film festival for film lovers. With so many films to choose from, it was almost impossible to choose just a handful... after spending [...]
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Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2013
Posted on June 12, 2013 by Toothpicker
With so many film festivals taking place in London all the time, it's hard to keep up with all of them. I recently found out about the Terracotta Far East Film Festival despite it is already in its 5th year.
The festival showcases a range of current films from different parts of Asia [...]
This post was posted in London, Films & documentaries and was tagged with London, films, Film festival
London film festival 2012
Posted on October 25, 2012 by Toothpicker
I am a huge fan of world cinema and documentaries, but it's never easy to pick just a few from the long list at the London film festival. I usually would pick out the ones that are 'least' likely to get distributed here, hence I never pick the popular choices.
It is always [...]
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