Cinema Nomad

In this weeks episode, we discuss the riots and looting in the KZN province of South Africa - We also look at the Red Rising Novels of Pierce Brown and the polish film called  All These Sleepless Nights by Michal Marczak. 

In this Episode we discuss "All-In" a coming of age documentary about two shy young men who start to work in an all-inclusive hotel. 

In this episode we watch a documentary called "Max Richter’s Sleep" - A meditative respite from the rush and chaos of the modern world, and a study of the universal experience of sleep that unites us all.

In this episode we discuss the documentary "We are Zama Zama": A portrait of migrants eking a living in the depths of South Africa’s abandoned gold mines.

In this brand new series we cover films from last weeks Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2021. This episode we discuss a gripping documentary from Camilla Nielssen, who gave us 2016’s Democrats, and this year "President" which chronicles the 2018 Zimbabwe election in remarkable detail.

In this brand new series we cover films from the ongoing Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2021. This episode we discuss 'Ailey' Directed by Jamila Wignot. 

Ep. 8 we discuss a Japanese film and why alcohol is amazing! 

We watch cinema from BRAZIL! In this episode we talk about how films portray sex and how hard it must be to adopt a child that's a werewolf. 

In today's episode, we discuss "The Skin I live In" A 2011 Spanish film by Pedro Almodóvar. A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

After a publicized affair with her director, an actress leaves South Korea and goes to Hamburg, where she gains insight into the meanings of love and identity.