Blake Simons

Blake Simons is a film journalist and programmer with a taste for the self-reflexive, sentimental and surreal. Specialising in contemporary Japanese and queer cinemas, they enjoy speaking with filmmakers about what makes them and their films tick.

Blake Simons

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Reviews

Bouchra: a striking animation about identity, connection and creativity

An animated New York populated by anthropomorphic animals is the backdrop for directors Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki’s tale of a queer filmmaker channelling her complicated relationship with her Moroccan mother into art.

By Blake Simons

Bouchra: a striking animation about identity, connection and creativity
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