First time I watched this was at the Berlin Film Festival and I fell asleep half way through (because I was exhausted and am crazy) and woke up at the arcade by the icecream monster.. Rewatched it on a plane ride home and let me just fucking say the emotion that this film elicits is UNREAL. Such a clear and visceral expression of grief in so many different shades. So so cool. So so magical. So so painful. So so…

The artistry that is Léa Fehner’s, Sages-Femmes is one which took me by surprise in the most sincere way. This 99-minute war cry for healthcare reform not only put a spotlight on the valiant act of child-birth but also the broken healthcare system in France in light of the failure in the 2020 Ségur de la santé; a healthcare reform which forgot to include midwives. Fehner’s striking scenes of live-births, both heart wrenching and thrilling, left me in awe. Typically,…

I vaguely remember hearing about this film at some point in time and am so thrilled I decided to watch it as the feelings it stirred up were those I haven’t felt in a while; a gentle reminder that we are human and the feelings that come with the acceptance of our inevitable immortality. Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life was evocative, humorous, melancholic and shockingly wholesome. Immediately, if you’re contemplating on whether or not to watch, I urge you to press…