documentary capsule review

Mount Vesuvius stands tall underneath grey clouds, towering over the city below.

Europa Europa Film Festival –Pompei: Below the Clouds (dir. Gianfranco Rosi)

Even if Mount Vesuvius doesn’t feature in every shot of Gianfranco Rosi’s Pompei: Below the Clouds, the memory of the catastrophic destruction that it brought down upon Pompei and its surrounding areas lingers across every frame. And when it is there, it is imposing if seemingly quite modest,

A doctor looks at a computer monitor showing a scan of somebody's brain.

documentary review

Walk with Me (dir. Heidi Levitt)

Heidi Levitt is a familiar name in the credits of Hollywood productions, although you may not have noticed. She’s worked as a casting director on films by Oliver Stone, Wayne Wang, Adrian Lyne, Wim Wenders and Michael Bay, casting American presidents, groundbreaking ensembles, and big budget action spectacles as