Nina's Film Notes“Fish Tank” — A continuous state of poetic immersionFish Tank is a film so focused that, despite its unspoken ambiguity, remains undoubtably clear, concise, and advancing. We deep dive into…14 min read·Mar 15, 2022----
Nina's Film Notes“Red Road”: A Stunning Debut Feature Crafted under Unexpected CircumstancesRed Road is Andrea Arnold’s first feature film and was created under unconventional circumstances. With three regarded, distinctive, and…3 min read·Mar 29, 2021----
Nina's Film Notes“Wasp”: Humanizing NeglectThe film begins with Zoe, flustered and looking to spite, as she runs down the stairs with her four children in tow — her infant child…3 min read·Nov 19, 2020----
Nina's Film Notes“Dog”: Waking Up to Your Own RealityAndrea Arnold is known for revealing the dark underbelly of society and specific, commonly stigmatized, groups of people in it — “Dog” is…3 min read·Oct 27, 2020----
Nina's Film Notes“Milk”:With gritty, reckless realism, Andrea Arnold’s first short film “Milk” paints a portrait of a woman’s physical and emotional response to…3 min read·Oct 22, 2020----
Nina's Film Notes“Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles”: A Plea for Women Everywhere to Live their…This is perhaps one of the most iconic works in feminist cinema and, therefore, has been a super intimidating subject to write about… what…6 min read·Oct 15, 2020----
Nina's Film Notes“Vivre Sa Vie”: A Film about Loosing yourself in the Gig EconomyThere are fair amount of films about prostitutes, and for a profession kept so quiet in public society, this reality is surprising. Within…4 min read·Oct 15, 2020----
Nina's Film Notes“Le Bonheur”: The Happiest Infidelity Story of All TimeWholesome, idyllic, and sweetly tragic were the first few descriptors that came to mind after watching, and digesting, Agnes Varda’s third…3 min read·Oct 13, 2020--1--1
Nina's Film Notes“Le Mepris” and Falling Out of Love“Le Mepris”, otherwise known as “Contempt”, is Godard’s seventh solo feature film, shot in Rome and Capri, Italy in technicolor. Like most…3 min read·Oct 13, 2020----
