K Categories Criticism IFFR Savina Petkova KALA AZAR Intra species oscillations govern Janis Rafa’s haunting first feature, winner of Rotterdam’s KNF Award
P Categories Criticism IFFR Savina Petkova PROXIMA Mother and daughter say goodbye in Alice Winocour’s latest feature, an earthbound drama that evokes otherworldly grief
M Categories Criticism IFFR Savina Petkova MEANWHILE ON EARTH A purgatorial vision of the Swedish funeral industry examines existentialism and death, and does so vivaciously
I Categories Criticism IFFR Savina Petkova ISADORA’S CHILDREN Gestures predate personal grief in this meditative feature debut by dancer-director Damien Manivel
X Categories Criticism IFFR Savina Petkova X&Y Swedish artist Anna Odell ups the game in her exploration of primal male-female relationships and the act of creation
T Categories Criticism IFFR Savina Petkova THIRTY Simona Kostava depicts Berlin Syndrome in a fascinating group protagonist tale
V Categories Criticism IFFR Savina Petkova VOX LUX A luminous, merciless satire that plays on themes of trauma, self-deprecation, and the therapeutic role of art
S Categories Criticism IFFR Savina Petkova SONS OF DENMARK Timely and ambitious dystopian tale falls short of genuine insight
