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Houseplant heaven: The best plants to brighten up your student home
17th April 2024
With the RHS Urban Show coming to Manchester, we've found some of the best houseplants to enhance your student accommodation
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SCALA!!! co-director Jane Giles on audiences, programming and being a first-time filmmaker: “There has to be room in the film world for all tastes”
16th April 2024
In conversation with Jane Giles, co-director of SCALA!!!, we discuss how she came to make the film, her career in programming and how the London cinema had lasting impact on young audiences
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MANIFF 2021: Where Is Nancy?
Film
Thiago DaDalt’s documentary is a touching and unforgettable look into the risk of wandering amongst Alzheimer’s patients
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MANIFF 2021: Origin of the Species
Film
Origin of the Species follows the efforts of making robots and androids human-like. But will this ever be truly possible?
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MANIFF 2021: Infinitum: Subject Unknown
Film
Alex Harris reviews a high concept sci-fi movie after sitting down with its creators
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MANIFF 2021: The Great Circus
Film
Lauryn Berry reviews The Great Circus documentary, which follows a circus company in its preparations for a new show
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MANIFF 2021: Fugitive Dreams
Film
One of the best shot independent films of recent years, Fugitive Dreams is a touching tale of homelessness, police brutality and a search for purpose
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MANIFF 2021: The Other
Film
Charlotte Dauphin’s haunting portrayal of grief boasts a visual elegance but has little under the surface.
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MANIFF 2021: Country of Hotels
Film
Country of Hotels draws influence from The Shining, yet fails to add anything new to the genre in what becomes a boring and uncomfortable watch
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MANIFF 2021: Trouble Will Find Us
Film
Trouble Will Find Us tells a tragic tale of a couple’s misunderstanding and struggles through their changing relationship
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MANIFF 2021: The Battle of Shangri-la
Film
Dealing with poignant, contemporary themes, Brazilian drama The Battle of Shangri-la features a strong central performance and adept filmmaking
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MANIFF 2021: iGilbert
Film
Adrien Martinez explores social isolation, relationships, and subjectivity in the digital age through the eyes of an obsessive, lonely, and damaged outcast.
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Manchester International Film Festival 2021: Preview
Film
Manchester International Film Festival comes back in 2021 with a new selection of world and UK premieres.
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