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Redmond Bacon

Redmond Bacon is a freelance film critic who has written for Exberliner, Mubi Notebook and Directors Notes. He can usually be found at the Locarno, Tallinn, or Berlin Film Festival. Follow him on Twitter here.

Other People: the audacious hip-hop musical capturing modern Poland

Other People: the audacious hip-hop musical capturing modern Poland

Elene Naveriani’s film Wet Sand unearths Georgian society’s deeply-buried secrets

Elene Naveriani’s film Wet Sand unearths Georgian society’s deeply-buried secrets

The Soviet Union produced countless hilarious comedies — so why have they barely made an impact in the West?

The Soviet Union produced countless hilarious comedies — so why have they barely made an impact in the West?