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Raindance Film Festival

2010

The 18th edition of the festival will run from September 29 to October 10. It will open with Jackboots On Whitehall.

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  • Camp Victory, Afghanistan
    Review preview for Camp Victory, Afghanistan

    Dysinger's style is immersive, thrusting us to the centre of activity in the camp and helping us to connect both with the day-to-day struggles of the rank and file and some of the thorny philosophical and political issues that surround it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary focusing on the fledgling Afghan National Army.
  • Treasure Of The Black Jaguar
    Review preview for Treasure Of The Black Jaguar

    Aside from capturing the stand-in Californian scenery well, Bruce has fun with his RED camera’s angles and speeds, whips up woozy montages, splashes the colours around and edits with a Hot Fuzz intensity.

    Paul Griffiths · 2.5 out of 5
    Two boys discover easy money is just a mirage in this desert-based caper.
  • Stolen
    Review preview for Stolen

    There's almost a Blair Witch quality to this documentary - the naive young filmmakers suddenly out of their depth in a remote region where they've no idea where to turn for help.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Saharawi refugees in the Algerian desert speak out about slavery, and two filmmakers find themselves in unexpected danger.
  • Lost And Found
    Review preview for Lost And Found

    A quiet, gentle film that encourages reflection.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    A series of stories are linked by people visiting the lost and found office in a railway station.
  • Yellow Kid
    Review preview for Yellow Kid

    This is no ordinary underdog boxer story. Mariko's film instead shares DNA with Taxi Driver or Raging Bull.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    A young boxer struggling in a violent world becomes the inspiration for a comic.
  • USB
    Review preview for USB

    Shutaro challenges us to stay with this quietly brutish character.

    Paul Griffiths · 2.5 out of 5
    A young man agrees to participate in a dangerous experiment in order to pay off his debts.
  • Autumn Adagio
    Review preview for Autumn Adagio

    Autumn Adagio approaches the deeply personal with respect and penetrating sensitivity.

    Paul Griffiths · 3.5 out of 5
    A nun rediscovers her emotions.
  • Hi! Otsuka Drugstore
    Review preview for Hi! Otsuka Drugstore

    The direction shows flair, picking out striking visual lines and depth in the most ordinary of locations, all awash with over-saturated video colours.

    Paul Griffiths · 2 out of 5
    A bullish drugstore owner befriends a schoolgirl with a hopeless crush on a boy.
  • Symbol
    Review preview for Symbol

    The film appears to be trying to work on some higher metaphorical level where conventional narrative is not needed, and it is up to audiences to carefully unpick what ideas and themes are being offered up without any real guidance.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A man finds himself trapped in a plain white room where strange symbols appear in response to his actions.
  • Incredibly Small
    Review preview for Incredibly Small

    With a slender premise, set up and resolution, the fact that its small ideas can resonate so well afterwards is a minor triumph.

    Paul Griffiths · 2.5 out of 5
    A guy, a girl, a 300 square foot apartment – let the fight begin.

A–Z of Raindance Film Festival 2010 reviews