La Novia (The Bride) (IFFR Live 2016)

It’s not a nice day for a white wedding… Beauty and desire can only take you so far in life, a lesson our main character is forced to learn, yet one which director Paula Oritz’s latest work fails to comprehend. A film of very little merit outside of banal superficiality, The Bride is a long Read More

The Model (IFFR Live 2016)

Using the voyeurism of cinema as a medium for the superficiality of the fashion world, Mads Matthiesen’s latest film The Model stares down the cold and unblinking camera lens at the notoriously harsh industry. Focusing on body image, the film does nothing to glamorise the lifestyles of those working within high fashion, examining the mind-set Read More