About the author Ren Scateni is Encounters’ Head of Programme. They are also a freelance writer and curator with work published in ArtReview, Hyperallergic, MUBI Notebook, Sight&Sound and others.
My Fat Arse and I The Terror Of Weight review by Sabrina Vetter With ‘My fat arse and I’ director Yelyzaveta Pysmak takes a gamble. Presenting a discussion of body issues and beauty norms as the central motif, the animated short doesn’t treat it lightly. At first impre …
Sisters Who rule the world? review by Panos Kotzathanasis The Balkans are a peculiar region. Situated somewhere between the progressive Europe and the traditional/conservative — to the point of fundamentalism — Middle East, people from the area always exh …
Ayaan You're welcome review by Līga Požarska She emerges from the sea, inhales quickly and shallowly as there is no time for deep breaths. With an infant in her arms, Ayaan is on the run — a fugitive. Under a programme titled DO THE RIGHT THING ‘ …
