“I’d be invisible,” whispers Jacob (Chanel Williams), when asked by young Tommy (Kal-el Tuck) what superpowers he would like to have. In a sense Jacob is the classic invisible friend – a confidante and playmate to a lonely boy in an otherwise empty bedroom. Yet Tommy is blind, so that only we can see what…
The Unseen (aka Amaurosis) first published by Little White Lies Writer/director Gary Sinyor is best known for making comedy features (Leon the Pig Farmer; United We Fall), occasionally with a bit of high-concept fantasy thrown in (Solitaire for 2; In Your Dreams) – but The Unseen (aka Amaurosis) is his first foray into gothic, as its story veers…
Tramontane first published by Sight & Sound, October 2017 Review: “Send me an answer… and relieve me. Even if you wish to accuse me, don’t spare me. Send me an answer.” In the opening scene of Tramontane, a 24-year-old musician (Barakat Jabbar) sings this traditional song – whose lyrics are a plea for truth, however painful –…
First published by VODzilla.co Always a cottage industry, Lao film production is, like the nation itself, currently undergoing a rapid transformation. In the past, it produced only state propaganda – but in 2008, Thai director Sakchai Deenan made the country’s first independent film Good Morning Luang Prabang, and 2009 saw the launch of the Luang…