Claire Simon’s tour de force is a realistic celebration fused with pre-emptive mourning.
As we re-enter the circuit of in-person film festivals, the peculiarities of the physical world feel just as alluring as the movies themselves.
Claire Simon knows that the best way to capture the anxiousness of a moment is to leave it unembellished.
Implicit in Hassen Ferhani’s Roundabout in My Head is the notion that there should be a certain level of trust between filmmaker and his subjects.
On the festival circuit at least, every calendar year starts with a bang.