Dora Leu

Dora Leu is a Romanian film critic and occasional filmmaker. In addition to film, she has also studied the history of art. Her main research subjects include the Japanese New Wave, essay films, and experimental documentaries. She has a soft spot for music videos and post-punk bands.

Mentioned Films

Footnotes

Reads Notes

Mirror Muscles

Essay by Dora Leu

Expectations of masculinity permeate today’s visual culture, creating pressure and exclusion for all, as illustrated in Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur’s short film programme “He’s Got the Look”.

NC&NA Award

To Look Inwards is to Look Outwards

Interview with Ana Gurdiș, Elena Chirilă by Dora Leu

Taking us through various difficult memories from early childhood up to the present, Ana Gurdiș and Elena Chirilă’s video poem is now nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2025.

Films On The Circuit

City of Poets

Utopia, Lost

Review by Dora Leu

Photos from a family album reveal a city that perhaps used to exist. Sara Rajaei anchors these images not fully in reality but instead extracts the poetry from them.

Talks Interviews

Berlin Is Just Trying To Fuck You

Interview with Leandro Goddinho, Paulo Menezes by Dora Leu

Now nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2024, the Brazilian-German directing duo talks about the misconceptions of Berlin, and its gay scene.

Why Does Helen Koch Commit Serious Vehicle Theft?

Talks Interviews

Fourth Rule: Only Two Gals To A Fight

Interview with Moritz Geiser by Dora Leu

Now nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2024, Moritz Geiser discusses the female characters at the center of his raging hyper-modern fable.