goEast 2019

Karel Šindelář on Why So Sirius?

Vol. 96 (Summer 2019) by Alice Heneghan
Czech filmmaker Karl Šindelář speaks about what inspires him, and discusses his approach to filmmaking and plans for the future.

Karel Šindelář’s Why So Sirius? (2018)

Vol. 96 (Summer 2019) by Alice Heneghan
In Karel Šindelář's short film, laughs and tears converge over a dead body.

Andrei Kutsila’s Strip and War (2019)

Vol. 94 (April 2019) by Alice Heneghan
This documentary paints a double portrait of a young man and his grandfather and the divergent ways they put their uniforms to use.

Andrei Kutsila on Strip and War

Vol. 94 (April 2019) by Lucian Tion
Andrei Kutsila speaks about the idea behind his latest film, and shares his thoughts on the political situation in Belarus.

Aibeck Daiyrbekov’s The Song of the Tree (Darak yry, 2018)

Vol. 94 (April 2019) by Alice Heneghan
This historic film introduces musicals into Kyrgyz film culture.

Teona Strugar Mitevska’s God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya (Gospod postoi, imeto i’ e Petrunija, 2019)

Vol. 93 (March 2019) by Zoe Aiano
A woman's spontaneous participation and triumph in an all-male Epiphany event spells trouble.

Alexander Gorchilin’s Acid (Kislota, 2018)

Vol. 93 (March 2019) by Konstanty Kuzma
Hamlet makes several cameos in Alexander Gorchilin's frustrating if highly aestheticized debut about Gen Yer aimlessness.

Ena Sendijarević’s Take Me Somewhere Nice (2019)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
In Ena Sendijarević's debut, we watch a young girl of Bosnian origin explore her identity and sexuality.

Alisa Kovalenko’s Home Games (2018)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Jack Page
A young woman is forced to choose between following her dream of playing football and caring for her siblings.

Kristīne Briede and Audrius Stonys’ Bridges of Time (Laika tilti, 2018)

Vol. 90 (December 2018) by Zoe Aiano
Kristīne Briede and Audrius Stonys revisit the protagonists of Baltic Poetic Documentary.

László Nemes’ Sunset (Napszállta, 2018)

Vol. 89 (November 2018) by Isabel Jacobs
László Nemes’ follow-up to Son of Saul returns to the conflict-ridden pre-WWI period.

László Csuja’s Blossom Valley (Virágvölgy, 2018)

Vol. 89 (November 2018) by Jack Page
László Csuja tries genre constraints in his coming-of-age road movie.

Vitaly Mansky’s Putin’s Witnesses (Svideteli Putina, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Moritz Pfeifer
Vitaly Mansky rails against the passive bystanders of history, including himself, in this behind-the-scenes look at Putin's ascent to power.

István Szabó’s Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (Édes Emma, drága Böbe – vázlatok, aktok, 1992)

Vol. 44 (August 2014) by Moritz Pfeifer
István Szabó's most improvised film is also his most unique. The film was shot with no budget in the immediacy of the crumbling Kádár/Grosz regime in 1992.

Wojciech Marczewski’s Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema (Ucieczka z kina „Wolność”, 1990)

Vol. 37 (January 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma compares Escape from 'Liberty' Cinema (Poland, 1990) to Woody Allen's Purple Rose from Cairo.

Emil Loteanu’s Queen of the Gypsies (Tabor ukhodit v nebo, 1976)

Vol. 13 (January 2012) by Ana Ribeiro
This Soviet melodrama from 1976 is based on short stories by Maxim Gorki.

Lucian Pintilie’s The Oak (Balanţa, 1992)

Vol. 6 (June 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
In Lucian Pintilie's The Oak, a couple goes on a subversive joruney. Is this revolutionary attitude convincing?