Leïla Ferrand
Lyon / Montréal
Leïla Ferrand is a film critic and programmer who lives between Lyon and Montréal. She writes about slow cinema, public transport and the ethics of the long take, and has run small screening series in community halls on both sides of the Atlantic. Her criticism has appeared in regional newspapers and independent film journals in French and English. She is currently writing about films in which nothing arrives on time.
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A Glossary of Moving House
Boxes, deposits, the last night and the first morning. Eleven terms for the most common upheaval in a renter's life, defined by someone who has moved seven times in ten years.
FILM & BOOK REVIEW
A Film About Waiting for a Bus
Petra Valmont's Hollow Road is ninety-four minutes long and most of it takes place at a single bus stop. It is one of the most gripping films of the year.