Film Reviews
Film & History publishes 8-10 reviews per issue of documentary films dealing with all aspects of history, with a particular emphasis on independent and foreign productions. It also publishes occasional reviews of dramatic films of historical interest, such as Frost/Nixon. New reviewers are always welcome, and a helpful set of guidelines for film reviews is available.
For more information, or to request one of the films below to review, contact film review editor Cynthia J. Miller at film.reviews.editor@filmandhistory.org
Films Currently Available for Review [PDF]
In My Lifetime: A presentation of the Nuclear World Project. Directed by Robert E. Frye
Waking the Green Tiger: The Rise of a Green Movement in China. Directed by Gary Marcuse
Mother: Caring for 7 Billion. Directed by Christophe Fauchere
The Sacred Science. Produced by Nicholas Polizzi and Dan Bailey
Animate Earth: Science, Intuition, and Gaia. Directed by Sally angel and Josh Good
The Light Bulb Conspiracy: The Untold Story of Planned Obsolescence. Directed by Cosima Dannoritzer
Jews and the Longest Kiss in History. Directed by Frederique Cifuentes
The Woman from Sarajevo. Directed by Ella Alterman
No Full Stop. Directed by Shlomo Slutzky
Jewish Transit Berlin: From Hell to Hope. Directed by Gabriel Helm
The Beaches of Agnes. Directed by Agnes Varda
I Was There in Color. Directed by Avishai Kfir
Surviving Hitler: A Love Story. Directed by John Keith Wasson
The Tenants (Brazil: Os Inquilinos). Directed by Sergio Bianchi
Street Days (Georgia: Quchis Dgeebi). Directed by Levan Koguashyili
Toxic Tears: The Darker Side of the Green Revolution (India). Directed by Tom Deiters and Hilbert Kamphuisen
Brick City. Directed by Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin
Carmen & Geoffrey. Directed by Linda Atkinson and Nick Doob
Sex and Justice. Directed by Julian Schlossberg
Yell for Cadel. Directed by Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
A Family in History. Directed by Alfred Guzzetti, Susan Mieselas, and Richard P. Rogers
Hallowed Grounds. Directed by Robert Uth
WWII Memorial: A Testament to Freedom. Directed by Robert Uth
Korean War Stories. Directed by Robert Uth
The Shaft (China: Dixia de Tiankong). Directed by Zhang Chi
Ocean of an Old Man (India). Directed by Rajesh Shera
Adrift (Vietnam: Choi Voi). Directed by Bui Thac Chuyen
My Tehran for Sale (Iran). Directed by Granaz Moussavi
Getting Home (China: Luo Ye Gui Gen). Directed by Zhang Yang
Leo's Room (Uruguay: El Cuarto de Leo). Directed by Enrique Buchichio.
The Owls. Directed by Cheryl Dunye.
Gods (Peru: Dioses). Directed by Josue Mendez
The Photograph (Indonesia). Directed by Nan Achnas
Sleepwalking Land (Mozambique: Terra Sonambula). Directed by Teresa Prata
My Fuhrer. Directed by Dani Levy
What a Wonderful World (Morocco). Directed by Faouzi Bensaidi
Eyes Wide Open. Directed by Haim Tabakman
Shirley Adams (South Africa). Directed by Oliver Hermanus
Those Three (Iran: An Seh). Directed by Naghi Nemati
Masquerades (Algeria: Mascarades). Directed by Lyes Salem
I Am From Titov Veles (Macedonia: Jas Sum od Titov Veles). Directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska
Mutum (Brazil). Directed by Sandra Kogut
