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River Dreams Berlinale Film Review (Documentary)

Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television

River Dreams (Berlinale) review – Mikhailova’s documentary flows with hope in the power of sisterhood and solidarity to usher in change

by Neil Baker

22nd February 2026

Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films

The Male Gaze: Breaking Dawn (NQV Media) review – “Everything will look better in the morning”

by Neil Baker

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Film and Television·NQV Short Films·Short Films

Boys Feels: Stand By Me (NQV Media) review – the need for a companion, friend or brother when the pressures of adolescence descend

by Neil Baker

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Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films·Short Films

New Queer Visions: The Last Days of Innocence (NQV Media) – a series of young lives are changed forever without warning

by Neil Baker

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Film and Television·NQV Short Films·Short Films

Boys Feels: Desire in the Dark (NQV Media) – an array of short films wrapped in themes of secrecy, repression, and hidden desire

by Neil Baker

15th February 2021

Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Rewind

Benny’s Video (1992) – Haneke’s cutting exploration of failed parenting, guilt, and the effect of media on adolescent behaviour

by Neil Baker

28th April 2020

River Dreams (Berlinale) review – Mikhailova’s documentary flows with hope in the power of sisterhood and solidarity to usher in change

The Male Gaze: Breaking Dawn (NQV Media) review – “Everything will look better in the morning”

Boys Feels: Stand By Me (NQV Media) review – the need for a companion, friend or brother when the pressures of adolescence descend

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