Sapphic Love in a Changing Taiwan: ‘Blind Love’ (2025) by Julian Chou
ROTTERDAM 2025: Julian Chou’s sophomore feature presents a meandering look at the state of queer acceptance in Taiwan through the conceit of an unexpected love triangle.
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Queering the Divine Comedy: ‘Rains Over Babel’ (2025) by Gala del Sol
SUNDANCE/ROTTERDAM 2025: It’s colourful, it’s counterhegemonic, it’s the coolest club inspired by those in Cali, Colombia—it’s Babel, where you can gamble with Death and order drinks from the Devil.
‘This is what we thought was necessary in Latin American cinema’: Gala del Sol on ‘Rains Over Babel’
SUNDANCE 2025: The young Colombian-born filmmaker speaks about finding inspiration in traditions of Latin American magical realism and creating her stylish debut feature in collaboration with local theatre actors and her family.
Emancipatory Road-Tripping: ‘Where the Wind Comes From’ (2025) by Amel Guellaty
SUNDANCE/ROTTERDAM 2025: Two young Tunisians set off on a cross-country journey with the end goal of escaping their systemic social conditions in this genuinely sincere, vibrant, and hopeful debut from Tunisian writer-director Amel Guellaty.
Charm in the Wake of Colonialism: ‘We Were Dangerous’ (2023) by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
TROMSØ 2025: In 1950s New Zealand, three teen girls boldly take on the dark and violent surviving institutions of British colonialism —and the result is surprisingly cutesy, if not a little too much so.
Brusque Brushstrokes: ‘My Old Ass’ (2024) by Megan Park
A flipped heteronormative script is not enough to make up for the emotional nuance lacking in this story of a young lesbian-identifying teen who unexpectedly falls for a young man.
Pomp in the Strangest of Circumstances: ‘Emilia Pérez’ (2024) by Jacques Audiard
Transgressive acts collide in this not-so-subversive crime musical with a handful of compelling moments that buckle under the pressure of critical interrogation.
Deep Cuts in the Catskills: ‘Good One’ (2024) by India Donaldson
Lush forests reveal unfortunate life truths to a teen girl on a backpacking trip with her father and his friend.