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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2023

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023

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5 films · 2 reviews

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Another Body

Review preview for Another Body

Most of the film has been assembled out of Zoom chats, but it’s so well done, and the story is so compelling, that it might take you a while to notice.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A documentary following a college student’s search for justice after she discovers deepfake pornography of herself circulating online.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2023; Director: Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn; Writer: Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn, Isabel Freeman)

Full review See: Interview with Reuben Hamlyn about Another Body

Deep Rising

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Rather than focusing on [the deep sea's] obvious wonders – those who fit the conventional beauty standards of humans – Rytz finds beauty in the strangeness of deep water creatures, inviting us to appreciate them on their own terms.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
The fate of the planet's last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is under threat as a secretive organisation is about to allow massive extraction of seabed metals to address the world's energy crisis.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Matthieu Rytz; Stars: Narrated by, Jason Momoa)

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The Longest Goodbye

Social isolation affects millions of people, even Mars-bound astronauts. A savvy NASA psychologist is tasked with protecting these daring explorers.

(Country: Israel, Canada; Year: 2023; Director: Ido Mizrahy)

Remains

DNA traces from some 10,000-year-old bones may hold the answers to two of the most debated questions in American history: Who were the first Americans? And how do they relate to today's indigenous people?

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2023; Director: Linus Mørk; Stars: Eske Willerslev)

The Space Race

Documentary about the first Black astronauts.

(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Lisa Cortés)