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Italy / Film / Feature / 94 min

The long ridge.

A patient mountain documentary that understands the summit is the least interesting part. Sample review.

The Long Ridge opens with twenty quiet minutes of weather. No voiceover, no swelling score, just cloud moving over rock and the sound of boots finding purchase.

The long ridge.
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Japan / Short film / Short / 18 min

Paper lanterns.

A tender short about a night walk through a mountain village. Sample review.

In eighteen minutes Paper Lanterns does what many features cannot: it makes a single evening feel like a whole journey.

Paper lanterns.
03
Norway / TV / Series / 6 episodes

Edge of the map.

A slow-travel series that follows the coast north until the road runs out. Sample review.

Each episode of Edge of the Map covers barely a hundred kilometres, and that is precisely the point.

Edge of the map.
02
Iceland / Film / Feature / 102 min

Cold water hours.

Surf, storms and a community that lives by the forecast. Sample review.

Cold Water Hours is beautifully shot, but its real achievement is respect: for the ocean, and for the people who know it best.

Cold water hours.
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Japan / TV / Series / 8 episodes

The slow train.

Local lines, small stations and the pleasure of going nowhere fast. Sample review.

The Slow Train is gentle television in the best sense, a series that rewards attention rather than demanding it.

The slow train.