Berlin International Film Festival

The Blue Trail

By Ben Glidden | April 2026

Director Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail introduces us to the 77-year old Tereza when she’s paid a visit by the government, honoring…

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Director Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail introduces us to the 77-year old Tereza when she’s paid a visit by the government, honoring her for her...

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BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The Teachers' Lounge (Das Lehrerzimmer) is a German film, directed by Ilker Çatak who co-wrote it with Johannes...

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The docu-drama The City and The City focuses on the fate of Jews living in the Greek city of Thessaloniki during World War II. Co-writers/co-directors...

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BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Igor Drljača's elegiac drama The White Fortress takes a bold swing at covering multiple bases. It's an...

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BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! In this era of purported inclusivity, wherein the public focus shifts from one popular hashtag to another,...

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WE ARE ONE FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! The German title for Ticket of No Return is Bildnis einer Trinkerin, which translates to "Portrait of A Drinker." It's...

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Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube jointly announced today We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an unprecedented 10-day digital film festival exclusively on...

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Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt has been at the helm of some of independent film's most honored gems such as Wendy and Lucy (2008) and Certain Women (2016)....