Caitlin Quinlan

Articles by Caitlin Quinlan

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  Reclaiming the city at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019

  The plight of our cities was a prominent question at this year’s festival, as documentarians from across the world take aim at the issues moulding their metropolitan areas, placing the narratives back in the hands of the residents, writes Caitlin Quinlan.

  Wednesday, June 26, 2019

  Festivals

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  Truth versus progress: Mo Scarpelli on Anbessa, her creative portrait of a creative Ethiopian

  The filmmaker’s eloquent new documentary explores the subject of urban development and Westernisation in Ethiopia through the eyes of one captivating ten-year-old boy. She tells Caitlin Quinlan why she found the perfect expression of her theme in a child’s games.

  Wednesday, March 13, 2019

  Interviews

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  Berlinale first look: Out Stealing Horses recounts a golden summer touched with tragedy

  Hans Petter Moland merges Buddhist philosophy with postwar nostalgia in this evocative tale of a childhood remembered in old age by a lonely Stellan Skarsgård, writes Caitlin Quinlan.

  Wednesday, February 13, 2019

  Reviews and recommendations

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  Men in focus: five British documentaries at LFF 2018

  Many of the new documentaries at this year’s London Film Festival showed us men under pressure: from boyband stars reconciling themselves to their past in the spotlight to a group of factory workers fighting for their jobs, writes Caitlin Quinlan.

  Thursday, November 1, 2018

  Festivals

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  Teen Spirit first look: Max Minghella embraces Elle Fanning’s pop dreams

  Minghella’s directorial debut keeps the candle lit for Fanning’s surly Isle of Wight teen ingenue and her ambition for up and out, says Caitlin Quinlan.

  Monday, September 17, 2018

  Reviews and recommendations