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Kaleem Aftab

Kaleem Aftab

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Kaleem is the author of an authorised biography of Spike Lee titled Spike Lee: That’s My Story and I’m Sticking To It. He selects films for the East End Film Festival and gives programming advice to festivals around the globe. He has been working as a freelance journalist specialising in Arab, European and American indie cinema since 1999.
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Tomasz Kot, left, and Joanna Kulig in 'Cold War' Photo by Cinéart
A warm love story set in the Cold War

Inspired by the relationship of his parents, Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski tells a vivid story in 'Cold War'

FilmOctober 25, 2018
Yazidi refugee and activist Nadia Murad in 'On Her Shoulders', directed by Alexandria Bombach Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories
She was truly brave but the establishment let Nadia Murad down

A new documentary that details how the media treated Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad experienced after she escaped ISIS highlights the 'pitfalls of sensationalism'. Kaleem Aftab meets its director, Alexandria Bombach

FilmOctober 24, 2018
Ryan Gosling in ‘First Man’. Daniel McFadden / Universal Pictures via AP
'First Man' stars on presenting another side of Neil Armstrong

'Why I love the film is because it shows the reality of the situation rather than the dream that people want to believe in,' says Claire Foy

FilmOctober 18, 2018
The film is made from the Palestinian perspective Courtesy of Annecy Film Festival 2018
Puppets tell the story of life in Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp

The Tower mixes puppetry, with drawings and archive material to tell the story of the family of curious 11-year-old Palestinian girl Wardi who was born into the Burj el-Barajneh camp

FilmOctober 17, 2018
A still from Naziha Arebi’s ‘Freedom Fields.’ The documentary tackles issues such as resilience and oppression. Courtesy TIFF
The documentary about football, feminism and the liberation of Libya

Director Naziha Arebi’s documentary follows a female team’s struggle for cultural acceptance

FilmOctober 09, 2018
‘Alpha, The Right to Kill’, which screens at Busan International Film Festival, won the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Courtesy San Sebastian Film Festival
Filmmaker Brillante Mendoza: ‘I want to make films that make a difference’

The Filipino filmmaker tells us why he will continue to make films about his country’s social issues

FilmOctober 08, 2018
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. is a dynamic and thought-provoking film, stripping back the scandalous news headlines and humanising M.I.A. MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Found in action: M.I.A. finds genius in conflict

The activist and rapper tells 'The National' why she isn’t a fan of the new biopic of her life

FilmSeptember 24, 2018
Isis, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls Of Mosul - Iraq, Qayyara: On October 2016 children are seen in Qayyara where ISIS fighters set on fire crude oil fields as they retreated. Photo by Alessio Romenzi
'Isis Tomorrow': what will happen to children raised amid terror?

'We believe these children are the arsenal of the movement because they are raised like weapons'

FilmSeptember 22, 2018
Dev Patel and Radhika Apte, stars of 'The Wedding Guest'
Dev Patel: 'Every time I go to India it surprises and baffles me'

The actor is in demand, globally - he speaks to us about his new roles in Hotel Mumbai, The Wedding Guest and Armando Iannucci’s adaptation of a Charles Dickens classic

FilmSeptember 18, 2018
Abhishek Bachchan in the movie that is alternatively titled 'Husband Material' Courtesy TIFF
Why Abhishek Bachchan broke his sabbatical for 'Manmarziyaan'

We speak to Abhishek Bachchan about returning from a two-year break with the world premiere of 'Husband Material' at TIFF

FilmSeptember 16, 2018
‘Mafak’ was shot in Al-Amari Refugee Camp in Palestine Rimsh Film / Dialectic
From Al-Amari Refugee Camp to the Toronto International Film Festival

We speak to Palestinian filmmaker and producer Bassam Jarbawi about his latest movie ‘Mafak’, which looks at life after detainment

FilmSeptember 16, 2018
In ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’, Salam, played by Kais Nashif, left, meets checkpoint commander Assi (Yaniv Biton), who helps write the soap the film is named after. Courtesy Samsa Film
Palestinian director Sameh Zoabi on using comedy as a coping mechanism

'We talk about Palestine being a place that is very hard,” says Zoabi. “But I always remember people laughing all the time'

FilmAugust 21, 2018
‘BlackKklansman’ stars Adam Driver (left) and John David Washington. AP
Film review: 'BlacKkKlansman' may be the most important film of the year

The story of the cop who infiltrated the white supremacist movement is thrillingly retold in Spike Lee’s ‘BlackKklansman’. Donald Trump may be less impressed, though.

FilmAugust 14, 2018
Donald Glover says he is enjoying success, but hasn't slept for two weeks. WireImage
Donald Glover: 'All I ever wanted was to be part of the conversation'

In addition to appearing in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Glover also landed at No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his single This is America

FilmMay 24, 2018
Cast and crew of the new 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film had its European premiere. Reuters
What a Han Solo origin film means for the Star Wars franchise

We talk to the cast and director of ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ about the franchise’s debut origin tale, fleshing out the character first played by Harrison Ford

FilmMay 23, 2018
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