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Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun ambitiously presents a difficult period in Nigerian history through the lives of two privileged sisters and their partners. Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) choose to stay in the newly independent Nigeria during…
Every year since 2000 the East End Film Festival has sourced and screened the best in innovative and pioneering cinema from both local and international filmmakers – and this year proves no different. The festival’s jam-packed programme includes more than seventy feature-length films, including the London premiere of Justin Edgar’s…
If you don’t like Christmas shopping (and really, who does? Too many people, too much tat and not enough mulled wine to numb the pain) then you’re in for a treat this December. Eschew the usual department stores and swap Oxford Street for Hearn Street where you’ll find Factory 7,…
If there are two words that get the cultural tastebuds going, it’s ‘film’ and ‘underground’. Put the two together at a ‘three tiered progressive arts venue’ and you have something truly tantalising and from the sounds of it, a proper antidote to the long sleigh ride to Christmas. Now in…
Diversity is one of the major selling points for attending a film festival. Take away though, all the films that focus on dysfunctional families, awkward romances and the tranquillity of youth and the line-up of even major film festivals becomes significantly slimmer. Raindance Film Festival is an exciting exception. Ever…
If you are trying to break into the shorter narrative film world you had better make a beeline for Soho this month. The Rushes Short Film Festival is an annual event that offers a wealth of knowledge for any budding filmmaker, whatever your discipline. The award side of the festival…