Film Reviews & Analyses
One Week and a Day: Does Time Heal?
cineuropa • 19th july 2016
Directed by Asaph Polonsky, One Week and a Day is an Israeli film that premiered at Cannes 2016 in the Critics’ Week section and, more recently, screened in competition at the Jerusalem Film Festival, winning the FIPRESCI Award for Best Israeli Debut, the Haggiag Award for Best Israeli Feature Film, as well as the Anat Pirchi Award for Best Script.
Viva: A Celebration of Love and Life
cineuropa • 27th june 2016
Screened in competition at the Brussels Film Festival, Viva is an Irish production set in Havana, Cuba, directed by Paddy Breathnach. The story explores the conflict between finding one’s identity and familial expectations through a young drag queen’s struggle.