This show is a vibrant tribute to the cult filmmaker Sergei Parajanov. Blending hip-hop, contemporary dance and Armenian traditions, the stage becomes a veritable living tableau where electronic music and traditional instruments, theatre and cinema intertwine to bring to life the baroque and poetic world of the film Sayat-Nova (The Colour of Pomegranates).
Treated like a granter of wishes for those earning out of retelling the same tragedy, Marilyn looks like she's caged in different stages of trauma for us to stare at, instead of someone we’ve finally allowed to rest in peace.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
Mala tripped over in a company Diwali party, which led to unexpected visits and realizations.
With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.
Ricky Staub’s Concrete Cowboy, based on Greg Neri’s novel "Ghetto Cowboy", tells the story of a young teenager forced to adapt to a new lifestyle.
