Ebrahim Nash’at on ‘Hollywoodgate’
Hailing from Egypt, journalist turned filmmaker Ibrahim Nash’at now calls Berlin home but his lens travels beyond borders. Nash’at crafts
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Movie Review: If Only I Could Hibernate
Screened at El Gouna Film Festival 2023 One-liner: An authentic, vivid, heartfelt, inspirational, spirited and well-acted dramedy about the perseverance
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Movie Review: Dreaming & Dying
Screened at El Gouna Film Festival 2023 One-liner: While modest, disconnected, naive and outlandish, this is an absurb, quirky, original
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Movie Review: Q
Screened at El Gouna Film Festival 2023 One-liner: While distant and obscured, this remains a haunting, intimate and wistful family
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Movie Review: Hollywoodgate
Screened at El Gouna Film Festival 2023 One-liner: A bold, entertaining, unsettling, thought-provoking and unprecedented fly-on-the-wall war documentary and cautionary
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Movie Review: Anatomy of a Fall
Screened at El Gouna Film Festival 2023 One-liner: A nuanced lead performance elevates this elegant, well-acted, intricately written and powerful
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Movie Review: Runs in the Family
One-liner: While modest and familiar even, this is a charming, entertaining, layered, well-acted and surprisingly heartfelt road movie. Runs in
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Simoné Pretorius on ‘Die Onderonsie’
Simoné Pretorius is a South African actress, producer, screenwriter, and acting coach who is known for her starring role in
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Spling’s Top 5 AFDA Graduation Festival Short Films 2023
Tis year’s AFDA Graduation Film Festival was a feast for the eyes, a strong showcase for the institution’s collective talents.
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Etienne Fourie on ‘Trompoppie’
South African writer and director Etienne Fourie is best known for his feature films, Die Windpomp, Dis Koue Kos, Skat,
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