“‘The Girl Who Left Home’ teaches the values of loving children unconditionally and pushing loved ones to pursue something they want to do.”
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Nuha Hassan is a writer, animator and photographer. She studied Master of Media at RMIT University.
LAAPFF 2021 REVIEW: ‘Blush’ (2021) Adds Layers of Emotional Grief and Brings Catharsis
“‘Blush’ is a spectacular and wondrous animated short film, and one of the best of the year. It gravitates and pushes the boundaries of animation, and narratively shows how personal stories are essential in the art of animation.”
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REVIEW: ‘Surge’ (2021) Expresses the Tensions of a Repetitive Society
“‘Surge’ is honest, and just like its title, the movie rushes and pours the emotions of a man that wants to be set free of the mundane world that he lives in into the mental and physical uneasiness of his perspective.” Aneil Karia’s directorial debut Surge (2021) explores the repetitiveness of a homogenous society while…
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The Faux Feminism of ‘Stranger Things’
As the show is centred on a young girl’s journey of self-discovery and overcoming her traumatic childhood, it is assumed that it would get the feminist stamp of approval.
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Nostalgia, Toxic Masculinity, and Geek Culture in ‘Stranger Things’
While incorporating pop culture references, Stranger Things is a case study of the different hyper-masculine and nerd characters that are portrayed on the show.
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How Łukasz Żal Created Loneliness and Alienation in ‘Cold War’ (2018)
Żal and Pawlikowski crafted a story that spanned a long romance of two people who were madly in love.
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REVIEW: ‘Ave Maryam’ (2018) Shows the Inner Struggles of a Forbidden Love
In Robby Ertanto’s Ave Maryam, an exotic tale of a forbidden courtship between a nun and a priest yearns for intimacy.
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Claire Mathon’s Counter-Culture of New Romance Through Visual Imagery
The techniques that Mathon utilises to create these worlds are an exploration in naturalism transcending into poetry, with the collaboration of the directors.
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‘The Boys’: A Critique on the Consumption of the Superhero Genre
The Boys is an absurd yet satirical superhero series that discusses issues that are culturally and politically relevant in real-life.
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