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Jul- 2021 -14 July
Cannes 2021: ‘Ahed’s Knee’ – anti-war film explores personal and political dislocations…
Nadav Lapid is one of Israel’s most innovative young filmmakers and his latest film, Ha’berech is hard-hitting and unsentimental and…
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12 July
Cannes 2021 – ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’: film about woman medical professor in Bangladesh packs a punch (video review)…
Selected to have its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes (only Competition is higher if you…
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7 July
Cannes Film Festival Day 1- Opening night, the Palais and covid protocols, film ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’… ( video and more soon!)
IT’S DAY 1 in Cannes – yes, we are at the Cannes Film Festival. So what’s it like…ACV’s Brigitte Leloire…
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7 July
Manchester International Festival 2021: Imtiaz Dharker on ‘Poet Slash Artist’ and her new artwork/poem ‘My Breath’ (video)
One of Britain’s best-loved poets spoke to us about her latest work which is part of the curated strand ‘Poet…
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3 July
London Indian Film Festival 2021: Closing Gala Film – ‘Flight’: Stars look back…
Focusing on Great British Asians – one of the strands of the fest this year – a galaxy of talent…
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Jun- 2021 -19 June
London Indian Film Festival 2021 – Hanif Kureishi: ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ – how it changed his life, creating a joyous gay love story and how ‘hot’ Daniel Day-Lewis was…
Author and screenwriter’s first film was a dream debut – inspired by his life growing up in the suburbs of…
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19 June
‘Sherni’ – tad disappointing tale of Conservation Vs Development in Amit Masurkar’s Indian jungle tiger drama which has echoes of his brilliant ‘Newton’
Much was expected of director’s feature after all conquering satire but this isn’t in the same league, though it is…
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18 June
‘In the Heights’ – ‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first film is a joy and will leave you on a big high!
Latin-American impresario who stormed Broadway and the West End has a film that sings from the same tune sheet…gloriously! By…
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5 June
‘After Love’ – British writer-director’s first film is a gem and explores cultural difference and family ties…
Love, loss, language, sexuality, and families all feature in a tale of two women either side of The Channel, as…
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2 June
UK Asian Film Festival 2021 – ‘I am Belmaya’ – the inspirational story of the Nepali filmmaker from care home to documentary maker…
Born in poverty in a Nepali village, Belmaya’s future looked utterly bleak until she got to play with a camera…
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