Filmmaker Alexander Nanau’s ‘just the facts’ approach makes the Romanian documentary
Collective an absorbing and startling experience. Nanau’s film has already become critically acclaimed and is nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar this year. The skill he applies to
Collective warrants a review of his previous documentary work. The filmmaker argues he made
Collective to underline the pressure placed on journalists in the era of misinformation or what Donald Trump infamously called ‘fake news’. The spontaneity of
Collective, specifically how immediate the corruption is, makes its findings alarming. We are exposed to the revelations at the same time as the journalists themselves. Nothing is premeditated or manufactured, which stresses the film’s authenticity. Despite the prevalence of the deep-seated corruption imbued throughout Romanian politics and its healthcare system, Nanau is optimistic about the film’s outcome. ‘This film is really a tribute to the
Film festival favorite (and award-winner)
“The Strong Ones” (Breaking Glass Pictures) continues a new wave of Chilean cinema that forthrightly and empathetically explores LGBTQ themes. In Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo’s smart and sexy debut feature, the romance between grad student Lucas (Samuel González) and fisherman Antonio (Antonio Altamirano) unfolds with ardor and passion, but the film never shies away from exploring the class disparity between the two characters or the assumptions that each might make about the other.
Also available: Shot in Cuba, the based-on-a-true-story drama
“Mambo Man” (Corinth Films) features musical performances by several members of the Buena Vista Social Club; when a talented pianist gives birth to a deaf son in
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The CineMAiubit International Student Film Festival, reaching its 24th edition this year, will open its virtual gates on Tuesday, the films in the competition and the retrospectives being available from any corner of the world. In this difficult context generated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we were forced to reinvent ourselves, to find solutions so that the festival can take place, and the tradition go on. Thanks to the main partner of the festival, the well-known platform dedicated to promoting Romanian film CINEPUB.RO, the festival will debut online, the films and retrospectives in the competition being available for access from any corner of the world, mention the organizers, in a release sent on Friday to AGERPRES.