More Art-House Films Please | What to watch this spring
Outside the birds are chirping, so that must only mean one thing...spring is here! And what better way to celebrate the end of our long winter hibernation than to get out and catch some new fantastic art-house films.
Not only do art-house cinemas support independent artist but they’re a great way of catching a film that you might never have come across yourself. Think Ukrainian film made entirely in sign language! And that’s just one of the selection in our list of 5 cool art-house films you need to check out this spring.
Catch Me Daddy
An immensely cinematic film by Daniel and Matthew Wolfe, with visually engaging cinematography of expressionist images uplifts this film into something more than social realism. The narrative follows the story of a young Pakistani girl who runs away with her white boyfriend and her father who sends mercenaries in pursuit to find her. The film is set in the Yorkshire Moors which adds to the harrowing bleakness of the story. Non-actors elevate the unique quality of this film. One of the most powerful films to come out of British cinema this year
In UK cinemas 27 February
An immensely cinematic film by Daniel and Matthew Wolfe, with visually engaging cinematography of expressionist images uplifts this film into something more than social realism. The narrative follows the story of a young Pakistani girl who runs away with her white boyfriend and her father who sends mercenaries in pursuit to find her. The film is set in the Yorkshire Moors which adds to the harrowing bleakness of the story. Non-actors elevate the unique quality of this film. One of the most powerful films to come out of British cinema this year
In UK cinemas 27 February
The Tribe
A film which literally needs no translation, The Tribe is a Ukrainian film shot entirely using sign language and no subtitles- a technique which heightens the emotion and adds power to this film. The narrative takes place in a boarding school for deaf children which are run by students like a crime syndicate. This gripping film loses nothing where language is absent and breaks conventions and boundaries in cinema proving dialogue is not everything.
In UK cinemas 15 May 2015
White God
This Cannes winner Hungarian masterpiece emphasising the revolution that comes from a suppressed society embodied in the form of dogs in this political parody by Kornel Mundruczo. The story centres on 13year old Lili whose father abandons her beloved dog Hagen on the streets where he must fend for himself and learns quickly the brutality of the harsh streets, exploited by thugs and wanted by dog catchers, he turns to be as violent as the streets he now has to survive in.
In UK cinemas 26 February 2015
The Salt of Earth
A visually stunning documentary following the Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado’s lens, which captures the subjects of his black and white images and photography projects which took him to the world’s most hostile conflict zones from the gold mines, through the Sahel and the Gulf war oil fires. In this documentary film we learn of the way Salgado is able to capture his unique shots and the befriending nature of the photographer to connect with all of his subjects in order to capture something more captivating. This documentary is as much for the naturist as it is for photography and film buff.
In UK cinemas 3 July 2015
A visually stunning documentary following the Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado’s lens, which captures the subjects of his black and white images and photography projects which took him to the world’s most hostile conflict zones from the gold mines, through the Sahel and the Gulf war oil fires. In this documentary film we learn of the way Salgado is able to capture his unique shots and the befriending nature of the photographer to connect with all of his subjects in order to capture something more captivating. This documentary is as much for the naturist as it is for photography and film buff.
In UK cinemas 3 July 2015
Beyond Clueless
Charlie Lynne takes us back on a journey into the mind, body and soul of teen movies using clips compiled from 200 classic films in this nostalgia trip back to the 90’s where we are reminded of the those teen movies which framed our twenties and re shaped the formula of teen movies in the present... it also presents itself as a bit of a game where you will be working out which young teen star is that A-list actor.
In UK Cinemas 23 January 2015
