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East End Film Festival · 2014

East End Film Festival 2014

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14 films · 4 reviews

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Blue Caprice (Washington Snipers)

Review preview for Blue Caprice

When it comes to what ultimately drove these two men to kill, Porto and Moors are more interested in difficult questions than easy answers and their film hits its target hard.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Psychological drama about the men responsible for the Beltway sniper attacks.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Alexandre Moors; Writer: RFI Porto, Alexandre Moors; Stars: Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond, Joey Lauren Adams, Tim Blake Nelson, Cassandra Freeman, Leo Fitzpatrick)

Full review See: New Directors/New Films preview

Concerning Violence

Review preview for Concerning Violence

A collage of archival footage, carefully curated to create a provocative think piece.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
An examination of colonialism.

(Country: Sweden, US, Denmark, Finland; Year: 2013; Director: Göran Olsson; Writer: Göran Olsson)

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Dermaphoria

Unable to remember how he came to be locked up for committing arson, a man experiments with a strange new hallucinogen.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2014; Director: Ross Clarke; Stars: Eric Ashworth, Nicole Badaan, Ron Perlman, Walton Goggins)

The Distance (La Distancia)

Telepathy, telekinesis and an audacious heist.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2014; Director: Sergio Caballero)

Lilting

Review preview for Lilting

Although the pacing is sometimes poor, the sentiment - while occasionally straying towards the sentimental - is heartfelt and sweet spirited.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
A bereaved mother and the boyfriend of her son find a connection.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Hong Khaou; Writer: Hong Khaou; Stars: Ben Whishaw, Leila Wong, Morven Christie, Peter Bowles, Shane Salter, Pei-pei Cheng, Peter E. Hopkins, Andrew Leung, John Matthews)

Full review See: Sundance 2014: Lilting and Whiplash

Mass E Bhat

A social worker on the streets of Bangladesh recalls his own childhood there.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Richard York, Hannan Majid)

Mistaken For Strangers

Tour doc about The National.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Tom Berninger)

Non-Fiction Diary

What do savage serial killings have to do with the collapse of both a department store and a busy road bridge in Seoul?

(Country: South Korea; Year: 2013; Director: Jung Yoon-suk ; Writer: Jung Yoon-suk ; Stars: Ko Byung-chun, Kim Hyung-tae, Park Sang-gu, Jo Sung-ae, Oh Hu-geun, Oh Young-rok, Jung Hyung-bok, Han Wan-sang )

One Rogue Reporter

An insider's exposé of the British newspaper industry.

(Country: UK; Year: 2014; Director: Rich Peppiatt, Tom Jenkinson)

Summum Bonum

Two brothers hit the road in an attempt to reconnect with their past.

(Country: Mexico, US; Year: 2013; Director: Matias Penachino)

Whispers Behind The Wall (Die Frau Hinter Der Wand)

A young man falls for his landlady in a Berlin apartment whose last tenant mysteriously disappeared.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2013; Director: Grzegorz Muskala)

White Shadow

Alias is a young albino boy on the run. His mother has sent him away to find refuge in the city after witnessing his father's murder. Over time, the city becomes no different than the bush: wherever Alias travels, the same rules of survival apply.

(Country: Italy, Germany, Tanzania; Year: 2014; Director: Noaz Deshe; Writer: Noaz Deshe, James Masson)

The Winding Stream

A documentary about the history and musical legacy of the Carter clan.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Beth Harrington)

You And The Night (Les Rencontres D'Après Minuit)

Review preview for You And The Night

It's bold, impetuous and willing to bite off far more than it can chew. One doesn't see enough of this sort of thing these days.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A couple prepare to welcome guests for the evening but the atmosphere is tense.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Yann Gonzalez; Writer: Yann Gonzalez; Stars: Kate Moran, Niels Schneider, Nicolas Maury, Eric Cantona, Fabienne Babe, Alain Delon Jr.)

Full review See: Interview with Yann Gonzlez about You And The Night