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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2019

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2019

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8 films · 2 reviews

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Assholes: A Theory

An investigative journey to test the limits of our acceptance of assholes in contemporary society.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2019; Director: John Walker; Writer: Robert Sandler, John Walker; Stars: Edoardo Albinati, Sherry Lee Benson-Podolchuk, Bethanye McKinney Blount, Caleb Chechota, Alejandro Chupina, John Cleese, Sherry F. Colb, Julienne Cordy, Piercamillo Davigo, Rob Delano, Leslie Dixon, Kevin Michael Dunford, Bill Emmott, Dakota Gamble, Suji Gelerman)

The Disappearance Of My Mother

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Sometimes a film is interesting despite its director.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
An ageing fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera's gaze.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2019; Director: Beniamino Barrese; Stars: Benedetta Barzini, Lauren Hutton, Beniamino Barrese)

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Lil' Buck: Real Swan

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There's a magical quality about this film that coalesces in Wallecan's perspectives on Memphis landscapes and the dance performances themselves.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Dancer Lil’ Buck grew up jookin and bucking on the streets of Memphis. After a breathtaking video of him dancing to Camille Saint-Saëns’ “The Swan” accompanied by cellist Yo-Yo Ma went viral, everything changed.

(Country: France, US; Year: 2019; Director: Louis Wallecan; Writer: Louis Wallecan; Stars: Lil' Buck)

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Martha: A Picture Story

Story of Martha Cooper who has spent much of her life documenting street art and graffiti.

(Country: US, Australia; Year: 2019; Director: Selina Miles; Writer: Davis Coombe, Drew Macdonald)

Nothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy (Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy)

Profile of the woman many consider to be the world's leading authority on Mexican food.

(Country: US, Mexico; Year: 2019; Director: Elizabeth Carroll; Writer: Yaara Sumeruk; Stars: José Andrés, Gabriela Camara, Diana Kennedy, Alice Waters, Nick Zukin, José Andrés, Gabriela Camara, Diana Kennedy, Alice Waters, Nick Zukin)

Once Aurora

Following a pop music sensation from a small town in western Norway as she begins to ask what she wants from life.

(Country: Norway; Year: 2018; Director: Benjamin Langeland, Stian Servoss; Writer: Benjamin Langeland, Stian Servoss; Stars: Aurora Aksnes, Aurora Aksnes)

Show Me The Picture

Portrait of Jim Marshall, the only photographer to receive the Grammy Trustee Award.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2019; Director: Alfred George Bailey; Stars: Galadrielle Allman, Adam Block, Anton Corbijn, Amelia Davis, Michael Douglas, Peter Frampton, Eileen Hirst, Jorma Kaukonen, Kamau Kenyatta, Michelle Margetts, Jim Marshall, Nion McEvoy, Graham Nash, Joanne Parrilli, Katharine Poppy)

Who Made You? (Outouden laakso)

Consideration of the world of artificial intelligence.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2019; Director: Iiris Härmä; Writer: Iiris Härmä; Stars: Michael Laakasuo, Ridley Evans, Taneli Tikka, Joanna Bryson, Erica Android, Minaka Homma, Etta-Liisa Kunnas-Lappalainen, Maija Raipia, Esko Raipia, Orvokko Nopola, Mirja Lumio, Maire Vetola, Pirkko Suvanto, Terttu Pääkkönen, Emil Jokinen)