Author: Colin Serjent

Cow (12A)

Colin Serjent reviews Cow, the documentary film directed by Andrea Arnold which follows the daily life of a Holstein dairy cow called Luma.

The Truffle Hunters (12A)

Colin Serjent reviews the documentary The Truffle Hunters, filmed over a three year period in the Piedmont region in north western Italy it follows the elderly men and their dogs who make a living from harvesting the rare Alba Truffle.

Gunda (PG)

Colin Serjent reviews the documentary film Gunda made by Russian director Victor Kossakovsky which follows the daily life of a pig with its litter and its farm animal companions.

Bait (15)

Colin Serjent reviews the film Bait, directed by Mark Jenkin and shot on a 16mm camera using black and white Kodak film.

For Sama (18)

Colin Serjent reviews the documentary film For Sama, which tells the story of 26-year old female Syrian filmmaker Waad al-Kateab who filmed her life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo.

Pain and Glory (15)

Colin Serjent reviews the new Pedro Almodovar film Pain and Glory, showing at Picturehouse and starring Antonio Banderas as a film director looking back at his life.

Apollo 11 (U)

Colin Serjent reviews the documentary film Apollo 11, which marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon launch, showing at Picturehouse from 21st June.

Africa Oye 2019

Colin Serjent and his camera visited Africa Oye, the UK’s biggest live festival of African music and culture, which took place in Sefton Park over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd June.

Faces Places (12)

Colin Serjent reviews Faces Places, the documentary film directed by Agnes Varda and French installation artist and photographer JR, showing at Picturehouse till 27th September.

Lucky (15)

Colin Serjent reviews the film Lucky about the spiritual journey of a ninety-year-old atheist, starring the late Harry Dean Stanton.