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★★★★, BFI London Film Festival 2024, documentary, Female Filmmakers, festivals, Locarno Film Festival 2024, out now, Sundance London 2024, TIFF 2024, Venice Biennale 2024August 25, 2025

Mother Vera (2024)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★☆☆
Mother Vera is an award-winning documentary by Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson that enthrallingly reveals the life of a nun in Belarusia both pre- and post-convent.

China, documentary, Female Filmmakers, out now, TIFF 2024, USA, Venice Biennale 2024August 18, 2025

Mistress Dispeller (2024)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★☆☆
Mistress Dispeller, an intimate documentary with extraordinary access by Elizabeth Lo, shows a unique Chinese practice.

festivals, out now, Reviews, TorontoAugust 6, 2025

Toronto TIFF 2025: 4-14 September: Awards

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
TIFF 2025 4-14 September

★★★★, festivals, out now, Reviews, VeniceAugust 6, 2025

Venice 2025: 27 August-6 September

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆

Venice Film Festival 2025

festivals, out now, ReviewsAugust 6, 2025

New York Film Festival 2025: 26 September-13 October

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
New York Film Festival 2025

Berlin Film Festival 2025, Female Filmmakers, out now, Reviews, SwitzerlandJuly 26, 2025

Late Shift (2025) (Heldin)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Late Shift is a gripping tribute to the everyday reality lived by hospital nurses, directed by Petra Volpe and starring Leonie Benesch.

Cannes Film Festival 2024, France, out now, Reviews, romance, SpainJuly 7, 2025

The Other Way Around (2024) (Volveréis)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★☆☆
The Other Way Around directed by Jonás Trueba is a glossy romcom in reverse with a deeper philosophy.

★★★★, biopic, Ireland, out now, Reviews, Sundance, Sundance London 2024, UKJune 28, 2025

Kneecap (2024)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Kneecap, written and directed by Rich Peppiat, is the comic, fictionalised story of the rise to fame of the controversial Irish-language rap trio Kneecap – played by themselves.