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Calvert Journal Film Festival

18 October – 31 October 2021

This 14-day online festival offers a journey across Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and Central Asia through the lens of the region’s independent filmmakers.

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  • The Vibrant Village
    Review preview for The Vibrant Village

    Jurkiewicz drinks in all the life the village offers, almost imperceptibly soldering her own connections between the external environments and the internal, the women and the men, the traditional and the unexpected.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    In a quiet Hungarian village, men gather to swill beer at the bar. Meanwhile the women are busy at work manufacturing something unexpected.
  • My Favorite War
    Review preview for My Favorite War

    Thoughtful and intriguing, while suitable for all ages.

    Mladen Pechevski · 4 out of 5
    The director recalls the impact of Soviet propaganda on her childhood.
  • Daughter
    Review preview for Daughter

    The expression in Daria Kashcheeva's puppets is remarkable.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A dad and daughter try to reach a mutual understanding.
  • Isaac
    Review preview for Isaac

    The potential for violence and creeping paranoia haunt the film, but though some elements of it may feel murkier than others, there's always a sense that Matulevicius and his cinematographer Narvydas Naujalis are in control.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Skeletons rattle in the closet of a film director and his friends, 20 years after an infamous massacre.

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