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“A strange beast of a feature” FilmInquiry, Australia, by critic Alex Lines

On Monday, June 17th, 2019
“‘American Mirror’ is (…) a strange beast of a feature“ “there’s a lingering, finely-drawn intelligence to Arthur Balder’s hallucinogenic compilation, one which welcomes many readings no matter how you look at it” “with a healthy dose of David Lynch” (…) strikingly original, (…) what the art represents in an allegorical sense” “Perplexing (…). It definitely ...







Fabrique Du Cinema Awards 2018, Italy: AMERICAN MIRROR Among Finalists

On Wednesday, December 12th, 2018
Fabrique Du Cinema Awards, organized by the magazine Fabrique Du Cinema from Rome, Italy, which defines itself as ‘the magazine of the new Italian cinema’,and whose 2018 jury is presided over by two-times Academy Award-winner Paul Haggis, has unveiled 2018 Award Finalists. There are three US-coproductions among the international selection. The only feature category where ...

“American Mirror” Most Awarded Film At DOC LA 2018

On Saturday, October 27th, 2018
“American Mirror – Intimations of Immortality”, directed, written and edited by Arthur Balder, and produced by David Shara, was the most awarded film at DOC LA, the Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival 2018, where it garnered Best Innovative Film (Arthur Balder), Best Cinematography, Best Composer (Mark Petrie) and the top prize, the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award ...

“American Mirror” lands top prize Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award

On Saturday, October 27th, 2018
“American Mirror – Intimations of Immortality”, directed, written and edited by Arthur Balder, and produced by David Shara, lands top prize Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award. The institute, championing the legacy of the brothers-in-arts Sergei Parajanov (1924-1990) & Mikhail Vartanov (1937-2009) who overcame persecution and won the admiration of cinema’s greatest artists, has awarded this year <strong>Susan ...