Writing
Creative writings we commissioned on our titles
A dream of feminism
Sultana's Dream feels like a deeply personal film, one that brings the viewer on a journey alongside the filmmaker — a feminist journey, through times, countries, styles, and, most importantly, ideas.
Brothers in Alienation
In a world that only makes sense on a large scale and is often discombobulating on a human level, can narrative cinema still speak to reality? Elena Lazic reflects on Life Lasts Two Days.
Home Invasion
Alone and awake in the middle of the night, the only sound I can hear inside my home is of a clock ticking. The world feels quiet and I am safe, inside. - Tara Judah on Home Invasion
963 Hours to Kill: Knit’s Island
Media art curator Marijn Bril discusses Knit's Island, which took home the Jury Prize (Burning Lights) and FIPRESCI award at Visions du Réel 2023.
Not a Healthy Model: Sorayos Prapapan’s Arnold is a Model Student
Critic and curator Ren Scateni delves into Sorayos Prapapan's debut feature Arnold is a Model Student, which premiered at Locarno 2022.
A Thousand Fires
Herb Shellenberger writes about Saeed Taji Farouky's A Thousand Fires, complementing its UK cinema release in November 2022.
Dear Grief,...
Savina Petkova on A Woman Escapes by Sofia Bohdanowicz, Burak Çevik, and Blake Williams
Window Boy Would also Like to Have a Submarine
Ava Cahen writes about Alex Piperno's feature, now available to watch on Mubi.
The Eyes Which See Reality
Four short films with non-human perspectives.
A Night of Knowing Nothing
Ruth Gilbert discussed the poetics and defiance of Payal Kapadia's documentary feature.
Cruising Oblivion: Tim Leyendekker’s Feast
A dream of feminism
Brothers in Alienation
Home Invasion
963 Hours to Kill: Knit’s Island
Not a Healthy Model: Sorayos Prapapan’s Arnold is a Model Student
A Thousand Fires
Dear Grief,...
Window Boy Would also Like to Have a Submarine
The Eyes Which See Reality
A Night of Knowing Nothing
Cruising Oblivion: Tim Leyendekker’s Feast
Inspirations
Music, Mood boards, Making of and more
this tenderness that makes me want to live
A moodboard and playlist to Tana Gilbert's Malqueridas
Are there ghosts in Medellin?
A moodboard and playlist for Theo Montoya's Anhell69
life lasts two days (but carnival lasts three)
A moodboard and playlist by Leonardo Mouramateus and Fernando Pereira Lopes
Sierra: Storyboards & Sketches
A small inside into the creation process of Sierra
A Night of Knowing Nothing: Picture Essay
Director Payal Kapadia shares a visual essay complementing her documentary A Night of Knowing Nothing.
Feast: Mood Board
A selection of images and excerpts from Feast's mood board and scenario.
Outside
Writing that has been done on other platforms about Square Eyes titles
Feast—The Enigma of Desire
For Mubi's Notebook, Beatrice writes about Feast:
Tim Leyendekker's "Feast" remixes the true crime genre and refuses to take sides.
Anhell69: documenting the lives of dead friends
On Theo Montoya's Anhell69 (2022), and on documenting the lives of dead friends.
DAE Talks With: Mila & Daniel
Pamela Cohn interviews Daniel & Mila about Waking up in silence and their other films and collaboration
Book recommendations
A reading list from the research of Home Invasion.
Lawrence Abu Hamdan on 45th Parallel
An interview about the thematics and concepts of the short film 45th Parallel
Unstable Objects: FIDMarseille 2022
“The following is a story that is somewhat true” reads the handwritten title card that opens A Woman Escapes, one of the standout features at this year’s FIDMarseille.
Afterwater - this must be underwater love
A submerged text about Dane Komljen’s AFTERWATER
Europe - Wayward Fictions
Is it possible for narrative to reveal more about our lived reality than documentary?
The Delights
Academic, Critic, and Curator Maria Delgado writes about Eduardo Crespo's feature documentary for the Frames of Representation programme.
Interviews
Interviews with the teams behind our titles
Interview: Arthur&Diana
Savina Petkova in conversation with Sara Summa
Interview: Malqueridas
Tana Gilbert on Malqueridas
Interview: Knit's Island
Angelo Careri in conversation with the team behind Knit's Island
Interview: A Woman Escapes
Directors in Conversation
Interview: Life Lasts Two Days
Marco Cipollini in conversation with Leonardo Mouramateus
Interview: Europe
Five questions to Philip Scheffner
Interview: a man and a camera
Chris Boeckman in conversation with Guido Hendrikx
Interview: Feast
Neil Young in conversation with Tim Leyendekker
Interview: Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine
An interview with Alex Piperno
Interview: Nocturne
Viktor van der Valk on Nocturne