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Annual Open Garden & Environmental Art event on May 1
CALEDONIA— Terradise Nature Center at 1536 Whetstone River Road North, Caledonia, announces the culminating public event of their April Terradise Environmental Arts Residency—their annual Open Garden & Environmental Art event, to be…
Tascam takes off at Spaceman Sound
Tom Tierney, sound engineer and CAS award-winning musician, uses Tascam's Model 24 multitrack live recording console.By Mix Staff
Posted: 04/28/2022…
Sound engineer Chris Watson compresses millennia of Namib Desert ambience
Chris Watson has recorded the sounds of desolate Icelandic glaciers, the wildlife of a Costa Rican rainforest and the territorial wolves of northern India.
As world-traveled as Watson may be, however, he sadly won't be making the trip…
Patrick McCabe chooses Behan, Gigli and Peaky Blinders
Patrick McCabe, 67, grew up in Clones, Co Monaghan. In 1992 his novel The Butcher Boy, which was about the life and troubled times of Francie Brady, was published. It became an instant classic and was adapted into a film by Neil Jordan,…
Paul and Simon Pegg’s director on making this Spielberg cameo
What if one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time had an honest alien contribution to goodness from outer space? It's a bit of a goofy question, but one that inspired one of the biggest cinematic cameos ever to hit…
Producer/sound engineer Tom Tierney unifies production with the TASCAM Model 24
Tom Tierney
Brooklyn, New York – April 2022… As a producer, sound engineer and musician running a studio known as Spaceman Sound, in Brooklyn, New York, Tom Tierney's work covers the full range of challenges faced in audio production.…
iPhone video shoot in 15 minutes, 7,000 miles from my camera kit
I recently had the chance to compare and contrast a completely impromptu iPhone video shoot with a carefully planned interview shoot with a full studio setup – and while the results were certainly not comparable, my iPhone 13 Pro Max…
Finn George Varghese wins Best Film Editor for ‘Harichalum Gunichalum Onnu’.
The winners of the IV Sasi Prize have been announced! The awards were announced in honor of national award-winning filmmaker IV Sasi, in collaboration with First Clap. “Harichalum Gunichalum Onnu”, directed by Nehaz, was named best…
Five international movies to stream now
'School life'Stream it on Netflix.Movies about holy teachers trying to make a difference in at-risk schools are a dime a dozen, but few leverage the feel-good premise with as much courage or wit as this French comedy. “School Life” stars…
‘Gravel Road’ follows Aussie rock band – SanBenito.com
'Gravel Road', an Australian documentary that follows the adventures of Aboriginal rock band Desert Stars as they embark on their first tour, will be screened at Morgan Hill on April 10 as part of the 2022 Poppy Jasper International Film…
How to Record Thunderstorms – The New York Times
"You have to be patient because you can't control thunderstorms," says Frank Bry, 59, a sound effects recorder who creates sound libraries that he sells to video game, TV, movies and white noise. Bry has four collections of thunderstorm…
New exhibit captures the sights and sounds of Coquetdale
Mike Fielding.Mie (Mike) Fielding's exhibit contains many of the artworks featured in the recently published book "The River Coquet: A personal view".There's also a taste of new studies from Northumberland outlining Mike's evocative and…
Singapore Tourism Board asks people to rethink what they know about Singapore via new global…
April 1, 2022, 1:00 p.m. | BY Kim Shaw | 4 comments
TBWASingapore has released a new…
Here’s why film crews were in Hastings and Camber
The production crew would shoot at Rock-a-Nore in the morning and early afternoon before shooting on the beach at Camber Sands in the evening.The teams were producing a trailer for Bright Films' upcoming feature film adaptation of…
MacArthur Alumna enters the story of her dream career
MacArthur High School alumnus Sydnee Johnson made history with her dream career in sound mixing.
His career in audio and sound mixing was first inspired by his time on KMAC, the student-directed and produced show at MacArthur. KMAC…
Viv takes charge of the Selkirk Merchant Company as Keith prepares to launch the colors
Merchant Company new master Viv Ross with standard bearer Keith Rodgerson and outgoing master Alistair Pattullo.Viv Ross was unanimously endorsed by members at the Selkirk Merchant Company's AGM, held at the town's rugby club on Friday…
A Change of Season: highlighting the climate emergency through music | Blogs
The Shipley Arts Festival and its founder, Andrew Bernardi, are delighted to invite one of its long-time members, Nic Pendlebury, to open the Festival with his imagined piece A change of season for Trinity Laban's string ensemble. The…
Filmed in Singapore electriclime creates mockumentary-style film for Crazy Domains – Campaign Brief…
March 14, 2022, 11:07 a.m. | BY Kim Shaw | No comments
electriclime° created another…
WVU-Parkersburg Student Wins Paid Film Internship | News, Sports, Jobs
PARKERSBURG — A student at West Virginia University at Parkersburg in the digital communications major has received a paid internship on a local film production.
Thomas…
“There were no easy answers to my questions”: Iliana Sosa on her first SXSW doc What We…
What we leave behind
Iliana Sosa What we leave behind is a surprisingly intimate labor of love. The film was born out of Sosa's desire to document his grandfather Julián, a proudly hardworking man who first left his native Mexico in…
Women in Film Awards; Full list of winners
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Kate actress Jackie Matubia wins big at the 2022 Women in Film Awards.
The Women in Film Awards (WIFA) awards ceremony took place on Wednesday!-->!-->…
‘West Side Story’ craftsmen slam Oscars broadcast cuts
Among its seven Oscar nominations this year, Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" was recognized for the artistry behind the film's production design, costume design, cinematography and sound design. But only two of those four…
American Express launches new creative platform via DentsuMB
American Express, which was named Presenting Partner of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras) last year, has launched a social and out-of-home (OOH) campaign on the new "Express Yourself" creative platform created by Dentsu…
Video – Laughing Place’s Mike Celestino Creates Original Star Wars Character For…
In the spirit of Star Wars: Galactic Star Cruiser and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge "Live Your Own Star Wars Adventure", I was inspired to create an original Star Wars character and fully engage with it on my next trip to the Halcyon.With that…
How to stage Schubert on a mountain?
But the project only survived because so many participants believed in it so strongly. There was no time to lose, as the five-storey Julier Tower, erected in 2017, must go digital under planning rules by 2023. Winter 2020 was ruled out by…
how sound reveals an invisible world
Vision is often considered the first of the human senses, as our eyes are how most of us come to know the world. However, vision has its limits.
Even now, as you use your eyes to read this, other senses are operating which open up a…
Wildlife Sound Recordist releases valuable audio collection for free – to amaze and inspire…
Martyn Stewart/Nature Sounds (L); Frank McKenna (R)
One of the world's most prolific animal sound recorders has released a large collection of his most treasured recordings of wild places to listen to for free on Soundcloud, as he…
John Travolta: Essential Performances
John Travolta has been wowing audiences with his performances since the 70s. Starring in over 50 films, he has taken on a number of iconic roles throughout his career, from Saturday night fever for pulp Fiction. His films have grossed…
Six inches of soil – “We owe our existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact…
Six Inches of Soil is the UK's first feature-length documentary on regenerative agriculture produced by award-winning company Dragonlight Films.Directed by Colin Ramsay and produced by Claire Mackenzie, the film focuses on both new entrants…
Nobody Took Us Seriously Say ‘Writing With Fire’ Creators
An Adalit reporter stands next to a television in an austere green office in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. In front of her are seated about twenty women, with impatient, nervous faces, their eyes turned towards a future where their place is…
Bubblebee helps Herbert Verdino capture great sound at altitude
Bubblebee helps Herbert Verdino capture great sound at altitude Denmark - Sound engineer Herbert Verdino has made good use of Bubblebee Industries' high-quality sound tools and audio accessories during recent filming projects in the…
Pouria Motabean and journey to the top of the music industry
Music is one of the most favorite types of art there is. Music is the only kind of art that has no physical form. So the only way to connect with the music is to listen and let the music do its miracle. The music will connect to your…
When Lata Mangeshkar agreed to sing if Uttam Singh carried her
When Rajshri Productions was coming back from the brink of extinction, after a series of flop films, with Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), starring newcomers Bhagyashree and Salman Khan, musical director Raam Laxman (Vijay Patil) tasked me with…
Enigma launches its new campaign for Kennards Hire
Following their 2020 “Ken Oath” customer service engagement campaign, Kennards Hire have raised the stakes in their latest brand campaign via Enigma.The multi-channel campaign highlights the efforts of Kennards Hire staff in customer…
Rothco gets tough on AIB ads again
To mark AIB's continued sponsorship of GAA, Rothco, part of Accenture Interactive, has launched the new platform chapter "The Toughest". Titled 'Tough Can't Quit', the adverts tout the commitment of players, coaches and club league…
New documentary focuses on the lives and achievements of black people in Northern Ireland
A new documentary focusing on the lives and achievements of black people living in Northern Ireland is entering its final stages ahead of airing. Titled 'We Are Here', the documentary shares the stories of more than a dozen people who live!-->…
Actress Santi Lawson talks about making the new Space Cosmic Ambient movie soundtrack
Multidimensional actress Santi Lawson creates melodic cosmic ambient sound for a new thematic film.
Santi Lawson is an Australian actress, model and professional music mixer for the movies! Santi discovered that she wanted to be an…
AIB marks GAA sponsorship with new campaign created by Rothco
Rothco, part of Accenture Interactive, has launched a new campaign as part of AIB's ongoing sponsorship of GAA. The new campaign, which is called…
How a lifetime of recording the world’s wild places leaves a unique sonic legacy
Designed to “express the voice of the natural world and, through the power of sound, awaken a deep connection within all of us”, the project makes strong connections between the sounds of nature and the mental health and well-being of…
Vassilis Mazomenos’ ‘Purgatory’ Film Begins on the International Film Festival…
The 10th feature by award-winning Greek writer and producer Vassilis Mazomenos started its international film festival after its completion.
The 95-minute dark comedy/drama, shot entirely in Greece, explores seven different stories about…
Penguin dance: David Attenborough adopts a nice survival tip in Finland
To travelJanuary 26, 2022 8:38 p.m.3 minute readSir David Attenborough discovers the plants that breathe life into our world. Video / BBC Earth From life in the freezer to murder on the dance floor - naturalist Sir David Attenborough has…
Sir David Attenborough, 94, does the ‘penguin dance’ in -18C arctic snow
Exclusive: The legendary TV presenter was forced to work in 'severely cold' conditions and was inspired by penguins to keep him warmVideo loadingVideo unavailableThe video will start automatically soon8to cancelplay nowDavid Attenborough…
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Shery Bechara and Lilas Mayassi in Sirens. (Photo: Rita Baghdadi)
The subject of Sirens, Rita Baghdadi's third feature-length documentary, is the all-female Lebanese thrash band Slave to Sirens, captured here against the unrest that…
How “Who Killed the Fourth Ward?” Challenged the nature of documentary cinema
One of the great modern documentaries is hiding in plain sight. "Who Killed Fourth Ward?" », directed by James Blue, from 1978, is available on YouTube, on a channel devoted to his work. He is also part of a blue retrospective at…
60 Minutes, Sally Faulkner: Mom remembers her children in Lebanon after being torn from them
A mother who was arrested in Lebanon after flying to Beirut with a 60 Minute TV crew to retrieve her 'kidnapped' children has told of her joy after reminiscing with her children in a series of calls online video. Sally Faulkner can be seen…
Patience and focus: Burlington field recorder explains his process
For several years, Burlington musician Wren Kitz has incorporated sounds recorded in nature into his music. But recently, Kitz has presented his field recordings, isolated from any music, to the…
Endangered Bird Songs Album Rises Above Taylor Swift at Number 3 on Music Chart
An album of Australia's most endangered birds and their calls has snuck its way to No. 3 on the national pop charts, beating Taylor Swift and ABBA on its flight path.
songs of disappearance is a 24 minute album of endangered bird…
Newry hosts the Reavey Brothers film world premiere
Last night in Newry saw an incredible wave of support, appreciation and a not insignificant amount of fear for the young filmmakers who brought the world premiere of their short film, Reavey Brothers to…
A commentary on the Iranian film Mermaid and an interview with writer-director Saber Mostafapour:…
Directed and written by Saber MostafapourMermaid (2020), by Saber Mostafapour, is one of the recent Iranian short films that stand out not only for their aesthetic quality, but also for their realistic approach and the seriousness with…
This album of bird songs was a conservation hit
A bird song album featuring endangered species was a hit in Australia.
This is just one of the innovative ways that environmentalists are raising awareness.
From dance projects to swimming feats, human stories…
The life and times of Bollywood’s greatest showman
He was considered to be Bollywood's greatest showman. Raj Kapoor lived up to this sobriquet very well. There was a determined cinema as it approached social issues, demolished taboos by flourishing its storytelling, and seemed well ahead…
Dubbed films give Tibetans a window to the world
Participants attend a seminar on the history and achievements of dubbing and film production in the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa. PALDEN NYIMA / CHINA DAILY
The history and…
Loki’s madness is the future of punk! Siblings Ages 11-20 Drop First Single / Video “No…
Loki's madness
Unique cover of Loki's Folly "No Right" by Laura F. Bennett Art
Three Minneapolis kids went to a local music store to learn how to play their instruments. Now, they…
HKFP Focus: Katherine Cheng Explores Relationships With Nature Through Hong Kong Botany
In dense urban areas like Hong Kong, the human connection to nature can sometimes seem distant. Concrete blocks and glass skyscrapers surround the city center, interrupted only by carefully organized gardens and nature parks.…
Eli Schwebel’s new song for victims of abuse and silence
Watch: Music Artist Eli schwebel released the song "Stand For You" about caring for those who have been abused, silenced and humiliated. “This is the story of people close to me, and this is my story,” he said. Video Musical artist and…
The person who helped me through 2021: Monty Don inspired my new obsessive love of gardening | Life…
YesThere are ears, I got my new eyeglasses back and went home looking like someone who had time traveled since the pre-airplane era: I didn't know trees had leaves individual pieces that could be seen from the ground. Before 2020, I had…
“The Long Goodbye” awarded at the Oscars
Riz Ahmed in the short film The Long Goodbye.
The long goodbye, a breathtaking short film from the director and co-writer Aneil Karia and star and co-writer Ahmed Rice, was…
“Fall race” | Local filmmaker creates fascinating film – Times-Standard
I have to admit I had no idea how I would react to seeing the film adaptation of the intriguing drama "Autumn Run" by longtime Eureka resident and talented playwright Susan Bigelow Marsh which premiered. world on stage in 2001 in his plays.…
McCullough Library Hosts New Years Cello Concert Eve Party | Community news
BENNINGTON - A local library invites everyone to ring in the New Year with music at an upcoming virtual…
Reese Witherspoon & Jennifer Coolidge Tease Legally Blonde 3 In New Update
20 years after the release of The revenge of a blonde, Reese Witherspoon provided new details about the film's sequel that solidified her as a pop culture icon.
Reese and her co-star Jennifer Coolidge spoke to In the wings on the progress…
Christmas promotions, upside down panto, Whipping Boy
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Welcome to the holiday season with Aedín Gormley's annual selection of musical and film favorites for the whole family - from It's a wonderful life at Frozen.SUNDAY
The lyrical function…
‘Songs of Disappearance’: By Spreading Awareness, Birdsong Album Surpasses Australian…
There is a new album in the top five of the Aria charts in Australia. Incredibly, it's all made up of calls and tweets of endangered Australian birds.
Entitled "Songs of Disappearance," the album eclipsed The Weeknd and…
SAFC celebrates the creations and voices of First Nations in 2021
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SAFC celebrates the creations and voices of First Nations in 2021
December 14, 2021
In 2021, the SAFC entered the second year of our First Nations Screen…
Collection of bird calls climbs Australian music charts
In Australia, the best hits of the day may surprise you. Just a week after its release, an album featuring 40 years of bird calls took fifth place on the music charts, edging out Abba, Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé.Songs of Disappearance…
Theresa Baumgartner presents: Seaphony
Theresa Baumgartner and field recorder Chris Watson immerse us in the sounds of ocean noise pollution.
For Seaphony, artist Theresa Baumgartner brought together Chris Watson, field recorder, sound designer and Cabaret Voltaire founder…
Green Room: the Fringe countdown begins, FOFO strikes a chord
Prepare to put on your bangs
Adelaide Fringe has kicked off its 2022 program, with over a thousand events at 350 venues already listed and new ones adding to the festival opening on February 18.
Director and CEO Heather…
Australian Birdsongs pulls for number one Christmas album – News from the region
A magpie Oystercatcher on the shore. Photo: Marian Sampson.
MOVE over Adele and Michael Bublé, the rare birds of Australia are trying to take first place on the charts this Christmas.
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Nature’s Radio: listen to the birds sing on my microphone
As an avid ornithologist, nothing gives me more joy than the simple act of cleaning my binoculars ("trash cans" in ornithological slang). A pair of clean “trash cans” is the most essential tool a birder needs to spot and watch birds do…
Kangaroo Island director Isaac Doman’s autism film nominated for South Australian Screen…
Film by Kangaroo Island director Isaac Doman The art of autism was nominated in the student category at the recent South Australian Screen Awards. SASA celebrates and promotes the best cinematographic works of the South Australian film…
Film teacher wins special mention award at Dreamanila
A professor at Far Eastern University recently won a Special Mention for his Documentary Screenplay at the 3rd Dreamanila International Film Festival.
"Maria Leonor," a short documentary written and directed by Seymour Barros…
In Conversation: Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tilda Swinton on Colombian Mystery Drama…
After a six-year hiatus between making feature films to focus on art and short films, Apichatpong Weerasethakul is back with Memory, the Colombian candidacy for the Oscars which was shot in this South American country from August to…
Sennheiser proves to be an essential component for recording extreme locations
Sennheiser proves to be an essential component for recording extreme locations Worldwide - Sound recorder George Vlad travels to some of the most remote places on the planet to record the sound of nature. From recording the winds in…
Hypnotic Irish film reclaims the moon from the imperialists
When producer Clare Stronge first spoke with filmmaker Tadhg O'Sullivan to discuss his exquisite new work, To the Moon, it seemed like the perfect time. Stronge, who just enjoyed an award-winning…
Touching moment, 60-minute kidnapping scandal mom finds her two children on FaceTime
A Brisbane mother who, along with a Channel Nine TV crew, was arrested in Lebanon for the attempted kidnapping of her children has had a moving reunion with her children online. The two oldest Sally Faulkner were all smiles when they met…
Soaking up the resilience of Odisha’s puppeteers, Lipika Singh Darai plans a feature film…
Bhubaneswar: “Backstage” by documentary director Lipika Singh Darai touches the chords, animating the process, the transition, the loss of originality and the socio-political environment that has shaped the puppet in Odisha.
It is…
Educator writes open letter to Robredo through film
A FILM faculty member wrote an open letter to Vice-President Leni Robredo, as expressed through visual medium more than a month after the latter announced her candidacy for the most senior position in the country.
Maria leonor, a…
Young filmmaker returns to Semiahmoo Peninsula – Peace Arch News
South Surrey-raised screenwriter and filmmaker Grayson Lang had no plans to become a director - but people might find it hard to discourage him now.
A graduate of Earl Marriott, 21, who traces his passion for cinema to watching a…
The 8 best audio interfaces for all budgets
Again, inexpensive interfaces can operate at bitrates well above 44.1kHz / 16bit, but the question is how? If you record a drummer, singer and guitarist at the same time using eight microphones and capturing at 44.1 kHz / 16 bit, that…
Record of gas shell bombardment on the Western Front in 1918 | Gramophone Archives
The courageous attempt to capture the rumors of war on the Western Front in the fall of 1918 ended in tragedy for WC Gaisberg, as this excerpt from the Gramophone archives reveals.…
Odia Ghanshyam Mohapatra filmmaker to receive Jaydev Award
Veteran producer and director Ghanashyam Mohapatra has been shortlisted for the prestigious Jaydev Award for the Year 2019 for his lifelong contribution to Odia's film industry. This was announced on Friday by Odisha's Culture Minister…
ArtSci Roundup: DXARTS Fall Concert: Real and Imaginary Sound Worlds, the Importance of Being…
arts and entertainment
November 5, 2021
Through public events and exhibits, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend conferences, concerts and more.
Many of these opportunities…
Imminently on Main | | Santa Fe Reporter
Imagine minding your own business, working late at night in your futuristic auto business when suddenly you are immersed in a world of ghosts and plots and hostile ranchers. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Eminent…
Joker and Chernobyl soundtrack producer Sam Slater on writing music for Battlefield 2042
The Battlefield 2042 soundtrack is composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir, the award-winning songwriter behind Chernobyl and Joker, for whom she won the Oscar for Best Original Music in 2020. The…
Criterion ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ Blu-ray Review – Entertainment Focus
Only Wes Anderson would look at a lovely little children's book about a clever fox outwitting farmers to steal food, and think, "You know what's missing… a big slice of existential boredom." Oh, and the fox should be having a midlife…
The 13 Greatest Horror TV Shows
Currently 2011 The fades is listed on IMDb as a miniseries, which hurts. The fades shouldn't be a miniseries (although compared to the US it is true that all UK TV shows, even those that last for years, are miniseries). Jack…
Prashant Kishor’s latest truth bombshell and what it means
The Congress-Prashant Kishor slugfest appears to be poll-centric and unlikely to affect the ties between the political strategist ace and the Gandhi trio - Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.
Kishor is not registered statements made in Goa,…
dushyanth: Dushyanth Sridhar directs a Sanskrit film based on Sakuntalam by Kalidasa | Tamil movie…
Famous Indian speaker and writer Dushyanth Sridhar will now take on the director role with Sakuntalam. What's interesting is that Dushyanth will be the first to present Kalidasa's magnum opus, Abhijñana Sakuntala, in its original language,…
boy Siliguri leads the Bengal contingent at the 67th National Film Awards | Calcutta News
Calcutta: A large contingent from Bengal was awarded the National Film Awards in Delhi in the long and non-long categories. In addition to two gold lotus winners (Sudhanshu Saria and Sohini Chattopadhyay), several silver lotuses were…
BBDO Dublin writes love letter to the Irish for Barry’s Tea
BBDO Dublin has created two new commercials for Barry's Tea, including one promoting its decaffeinated range, a first for the company. Campaigns…
Criterion Collection Announces January Releases, Including 4K UHD Debut of “The Piano,”…
The Criterion Collection announced five new titles to join the collection on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray in January: Celebration (1998), Time (2020), A hard day's Night (1964), Dick Johnson is dead (2020) and The piano (1993). These…
Former Nova Video Leader Turns To Horror Movie: The Junket
Former Nova Entertainment chief video officer Sean Bell used his experiences working in media to write and direct a horror short based on his experiences working behind the scenes in media.Bell was joined in the "The Junket" project by…
Every Netflix Original Movie released in the Criterion Collection
Netflix has released hundreds of over 1,000 Netflix Original movies since 2015 and some of them have been handpicked for inclusion in the prestigious Criterion Collection. Here's a look at all of the Netflix Originals that have been…
Coda, produced in Auroville, will be screened at the South Asian Short Film Festival
It was produced during a masterclass session organized by Auroville Film Institute
A short film produced in Auroville as part of a Masterclass series, directed by top film professionals, has been selected for screening at the Fourth…
Fife Hex Studios Unveil Secrets of Dragon Knight’s Cinematic Magic
Fife Hex Studios Unveil Secrets of Dragon Knight's Cinematic Magic
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West London College under construction students featured on Channel 5 Live News
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Happy Birthday Big B: The Stories Behind The Songs He Sung
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’24’: Busan Review | Comments
Director: Royston Tan. Singapore / Thailand. 2021. 77 min.
24 is the latest digitally titled offering from Singaporean filmmaker Royston Tan, who has made his way to international recognition with his visceral street gang drama 15…