The 56th Critics’ Week sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival has handed out its awards with the Nespresso Grand Prize going to Emmanuel Gras’ documentary Makala, and the France 4 Visionary Award to ...
Emmanuel Gras (centre) with his Grand Prize for Makala (© Alice Khol / Semaine de la Critique) Chaired by Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, the jury of the 56 th Critics' Week of the 70 th ...
We really are living in the Golden Age of documentaries. There are so many extraordinary documentaries released every year, and too many get lost in the mix, or go unnoticed, when they deserve a ...
Simplicity is the key to the somber beauty of “Makala,” a documentary depicting a Congolese charcoal-maker doing his utmost to raise his family under penurious conditions. French helmer-lenser ...
The documentary just premiered at Critics' Week. Gras’ documentary introduces its slow-cinema vibe by devoting several minutes to observing 28-year-old Kabwita fell a mighty tree in the Democratic ...
The documentary "Makala" won the Nespresso Grand Prize at Cannes' Critics Week, while the drama “Gabriel and the Mountain” took home the Visionary prize and Gan Foundation award. “Makala” is an ...
Simplicity is the key to the somber beauty of “Makala,” a documentary depicting a Congolese charcoal-maker doing his utmost to raise his family under penurious conditions. French helmer-lenser ...