Martha interviewed Sandra Bertalanffy, creator of the web series Kynnstlah.
Author: Anusha Srinivasan
Anusha Srinivasan enjoys cinema and books. She is a writer and feminist in progress.
Sonny’s guide to the movies
Artist and graphic novelist Sonny Liew shares a few of his comic strips with us.
26 Days of Type
Upamanyu takes us along as he writes about 26 movies that have stayed with him, one for each letter of the alphabet; accompanied by his stunning artwork.
Fly Away Home: An interpretation
Priyadershini Deivakumar recreates scenes from the Austrian film Fly Away Home, and takes us through her process.
The AV Room
Mukesh Manjunath was once a boy who watched too many movies. He writes a personal essay about the cinema that made him.
The Chennai of Tamil Cinema
Ramchander wonders why we seem to be seeing the same few stories over and over, when there are several more unfolding at any given moment in Chennai.
LGBTQ+ stories at City of Asylum
Anusha Srinivasan writes about Sancharram and Trembling Before G-d, films that talk about oft-ignored stories.
Snapshots from die Seriale 2018
Martha reports from die Seriale, the oldest festival in Germany dedicated to independent web and digital series.
About the Fourth Issue
We have essays, interviews, a comic panel and a photo story. Read on to find out more!
In conversation with Mirjam Unger and Sandra Bohle
Filmmaker Mirjam Unger and screenwriter Sandra Bohle from Vienna talk to Ram about their work, creative process, cinema in Austria, and much more.
Interview with John Tung, art curator and cinephile
John Tung talks to us about Cinerama, the moving image exhibition he curated, his interests and influences.
Getting to know Ming Wong, artist and performer
Ming Wong talks to us about art, inspirations, his love for old cinema halls, and Making Chinatown.
Photostory: In and out of theatres
Vishwanathan shares with us memories and pictures of theatres in Nagercoil and Chennai. Allow him to take you places!
நிழற்படக்கதை: அரங்குகளின் அகமும் புறமும்
நாகர்கோவில் மற்றும் சென்னையில் உள்ள திரையரங்குகளின் புகைப்படங்களையும் தனது நினைவுகளையும் பகிர்வதன் மூலமாக, நம்மை அவ்விடங்களுக்கு அழைத்துச் செல்கிறார் விஸ்வநாதன்.
Action!
Mooondk created a comic panel for us, about film and gender roles.
액션!
A comic panel in Korean about film and gender roles, by Mooondk.
Movie magazines, Hollywood celebrities and spoilers galore
Letícia Magalhães writes about the history of film and film magazines, and how our perception of both has evolved in the last century.
Revistas de cinema, celebridades de Hollywood e uma dose de spoilers
Letícia Magalhães escreve sobre a história das revistas de cinema e cinema e como nossa percepção de ambas evoluiu no último século.
Subverting the Western Genre: Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country
Sara Cousins writes about Sweet Country, a movie set in the Australian outback.
Pari: Rethinking Horror
Jiya writes about her fascination for Horror stories, and why the movie Pari brings some freshness to this genre.
Snapshots from an Italian Film Festival: Easy
Anusha Srinivasan writes about the Italian film Easy, and her experience of watching it.
Revelations – A new aesthetic in Tamil cinema
Nilavazhagan writes in great detail about the artistic choices that make the Tamil independent film Revelations stand out.
ரெவலேஷன்ஸ் – தமிழ் சினிமாவில் புதிய அழகியல்
சுயாதீன தமிழ்ப் படமான ரெவலேஷன்ஸ் தனித்தன்மை பெற்றிருப்பதற்குக் காரணமான கலைநயத் தெரிவுகளை விவரிக்கிறார் நிலவழகன்.
Adoor and Kasaravalli
Ramchander shares with us his notes from the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2017.
About the Third Issue
The third issue of The World of Apu is here!
High, Low, and Everything in Between
Michael Clancy looks at how space has been used in Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.
Reel, Real
Anusha Srinivasan writes about Anand Pandian’s Reel World, which is an anthropologist’s examination of Tamil cinema.
The (imaginary) dream girl
Anusha Srinivasan writes about how the movie Ruby Sparks almost subverts the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope.
கரைந்த நிழல்கள்: எளியவர்கள் மீதான கரிசனம்
திரைத்துறையின் விளிம்பில் வாழும் மனிதர்களின் வாழ்வைச் சித்தரிக்கும் அசோகமித்திரனின் கரைந்த நிழல்கள் நாவல் பற்றி அதியனின் பார்வை.
The Shadow People
Athiyan writes about Ashokamitran’s novel Karaindha Nizhalgal, which looks at the lives of those on the peripheries of the Tamil film industry.