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Melanie Joosten

Melanie Joosten has written 2 posts for A New Leaf Media
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Tough Enough

By Melanie Joosten ⋅ August 7, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Director Detlev Buck holds his audience in a headlock throughout his compelling film, Tough Enough, which explores unflinchingly, and without sentiment, the seedy side of Berlin. When 15-year-old Michael’s mother is dumped by her doctor boyfriend, the pair find themselves confined to a boxy apartment, living in a rundown area of inner Berlin. Within hours [...]

Lost and Found

By Melanie Joosten ⋅ August 7, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

A collection of six short films from young Eastern European directors, Lost and Found explores the intermingled ideas of generations and relationships. An air of dread and anxiety pervades each of the films though the tension is relieved by segments of the animated film Gene + Ratio by Estonian artist Mait Laas that bookend each [...]

 

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