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Olivia Popp


230 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 10/06/2025.

Review: I Am the River, the River Is Me

Review: I Am the River, the River Is Me

Petr Lom’s newest documentary examines the indigenous importance of New Zealand’s Whanganui River, the first river worldwide to be granted legal personhood  

26/03/2024 | Movies That Matter 2024

Review: Grand Theft Hamlet

Review: Grand Theft Hamlet

In their SXSW-winning film, Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane retell their unexpected staging of a Shakespearean classic within the notoriously violent video game Grand Theft Auto Online  

21/03/2024 | SXSW 2024

Review: My Sextortion Diary

Review: My Sextortion Diary

Patricia Franquesa’s sophomore feature looks inward at the filmmaker’s own story as a victim of sexual extortion and her quest to reclaim agency of her narrative  

18/03/2024 | SXSW 2024

Review: The Black Sea

Review: The Black Sea

Crystal Moselle and Derrick B Harden craft a touching and optimistic fish-out-of-water tale of finding community in unexpected places  

14/03/2024 | SXSW 2024

Review: Mamífera

Review: Mamífera

Liliana Torres’ newest feature tackles forms of everyday duress that women face while confronted with the societal expectation to become a mother  

12/03/2024 | SXSW 2024

Review: Baldiga – Unlocked Heart

Review: Baldiga – Unlocked Heart

BERLINALE 2024: Markus Stein presents a deep-dive portrait of gay German artist Jürgen Baldiga, best known for documenting life in West Berlin during the AIDS crisis  

24/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Review: My Stolen Planet

Review: My Stolen Planet

BERLINALE 2024: Resistance is both personal and political in Farahnaz Sharifi’s documentary, which uses archival footage to examine life in Iran from the revolution up to today  

24/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Review: Sleep With Your Eyes Open

Review: Sleep With Your Eyes Open

BERLINALE 2024: Nele Wohlatz’s transnational feature aligns form and content to create a meandering exploration of language and heritage within the Chinese diaspora of Brazil’s Recife  

22/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Encounters

Review: I Saw Three Black Lights

Review: I Saw Three Black Lights

BERLINALE 2024: Santiago Lozano Álvarez’s sophomore feature examines the contemporary confluence of spirituality, traditional healing and paramilitary conflict in rural Colombia  

21/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Review: Cidade; Campo

Review: Cidade; Campo

BERLINALE 2024: Juliana Rojas’ newest film is a slow-burn diptych that examines the complex entanglement between city and countryside in contemporary Brazil  

19/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Encounters

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