Screen Queens: Sheff Doc/Fest 2020— The Lynne Sachs Focus
“the experience isn’t meant to feel seamless, but instead explore the sense of dépaysement, of being out of your own comfort zone, and revelling in that unfamiliarity and curiosity.”
2020
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2020
Women make films about women at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020
“Albeit set in very different contexts, the films draw attention to the ongoing struggles contemporary women face, and not just in the countries depicted.”
2020
THE WASHING SOCIETY – SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 2020 REVIEW
“There is no such thing as unskilled labour—only unseen, or unappreciated.”
2020
“Serial Seduction: Film About a Father Who in Film Scratches”
“Lynne Sachs builds her story with the consummate skill which viewers have come to expect from her films: seamlessly weaving together diverse fragments of sound and picture so that they tell a complicated and ambiguous story in a way that constantly draws you in. “
2020
YOUR DAY IS MY NIGHT – SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 2020 REVIEW
“From the cramped quarters of New York’s Chinatown where individual beds are rented, Your Day is My Night artfully brings hidden immigrants into the light.”
2020
“At Ease with Including Your Doubt” – Interview with Lynne Sachs on Ultra Dogme
Lynne Sachs discusses her body of work, the unpredictability of celluloid, and the use of language in her films.
2020
Reclaiming Womanhood – On Lynne Sachs’ ‘The House of Science’
Through the power of visual and aural association, several domains of the exhibit simultaneously unfold in front of us: the personal, the public and the historical.
2020
Lynne Sachs Q&A at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Filmmaker Lynne Sachs, in conversation with Festival Director Cíntia Gil, will discuss 5 films that form her Director’s Focus
2020
“Which Way Is East” – BFI’s 10 Films to Try at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020
A tip-sheet on films to watch at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, which has begun with an invigorating selection of documentaries to watch online.
2020
A Month of Single Frames – Sheffield Doc/ Fest 2020 Review
“In this short film created in collaboration with experimental filmmaker Lynne Sachs, we are immersed in Hammer’s observations from the dunes through film, writing, and photography.”