Pictures worth a thousand words – but which words?
A picture is worth a thousand words, even more so when we’re talking about moving pictures. A review of some films seen at this year’s Gothenburg Film Festival.
storytelling
In Flight from the Cider House Rules
In Flight is a personal review of The Cider House Rules by John Irving and Flights by Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Jennifer Croft).
Night of the Kings – storytelling and story creation
In Night of the Kings, a film from Ivory Coast, Roman, a new inmate in the MACA prison must entertain his fellow prisoners by telling a story.
Vai: across the South Pacific – a review
A review of Vai, a film from Oceania that tells the stories of 8 different women from South Pacific communities. Seen at the 2020 Gothenburg Film Festival.
Somebody faraway nearby that I used to know
A book review of The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit and Somebody That I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell, two books read in parallel.
Dr Dolittle – finding stories in your pocket
Dr Dolittle’s technique for coming up with a story off the cuff still works – a brief presentation of Hugh Lofting and the doctor who talks to animals.
The state of the art, or What I did on my hols
The state of the art of storytelling in Britain today- snapshots from my recent visit catching-up with my family in Northamptonshire.
The stories we tell
A reflection on the art of telling stories, and the compulsion to tell them, and how some stories are more divorced from reality than others.