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Olivia Popp


246 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 29/07/2025.

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

Review: No Other Land

Review: No Other Land

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor sign a moving and intimate debut documentary on the eviction of Palestinians from ancestral West Bank villages  

18/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Review: My Favourite Cake

Review: My Favourite Cake

BERLINALE 2024: Directorial duo Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha craft a straightforward but heartfelt dramedy of love and resistance against patriarchy in old age  

17/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Competition

Review: Small Things Like These

Review: Small Things Like These

BERLINALE 2024: Based on Claire Keegan’s book of the same name, the third feature by Belgian director Tim Mielants is a portrait of a small town troubled by indifference  

15/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Competition

Review: Journey of Shadows

Review: Journey of Shadows

Multimedia artist and animator Yves Netzhammer brings to life a peculiar yet thought-provoking 3D-animated tale of humanity pared down to its core  

02/02/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Tiger Competition

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